Do You Feed Tadpoles?

I already posted this somewhere else, but I figure you might benefit from it as well.

FROM EGG:
At birth a tadpole will emerge from it's egg without a developed mouth, it will attach itself to something (lilies or a bit of wood works) by way of sticky spots on its head. For a few days it will simply sit there living off yoke that is still attached to it and breathing through its gills. After that it will detach and start to swim.

LEGLESS:
At this stage they are herbivorous. Before they get legs, Romaine lettuce or spinach, boiled and then frozen is good. Crushed algae is available at some pet stores and is also good. Small amounts twice a day, if there are lots of left overs feed less, if they are getting aggressive with other tadpoles feed more.

BUDDING LEGS:
My local pet shop actually sells what they call "Tadpole Bites", which is essentially the same as the fish food that sinks, the little pellet style stuff. As your tadpoles start growing their hind legs they need protein that lettuce doesn't provide and the pellets are better for that.

BRACES AND ACNE CREAM:
It should be noted that there is a sort of "awkward stage" where your amphibious friends will be too big for pellets and yet still too small for crickets. One should remember that most pet stores DO sell nymph crickets (babies), but you can also feed them fruit flies, bloodworms, and other small invertebrates. One person mentioned cutting flowers from her garden to feed them aphids (effective and cost efficient).

LOSING TAILS/FROGS:
Once they are large enough crickets and mealworms are good. Some species of frog gorge themselves and this is not healthy. If you are keeping your frog, it is wise to research the species once it is grown enough, so you can find how much your frog SHOULD be eating.

ODDS AND ENDS:
Lastly, I have read some things about tadpole care that are not related to feeding that I will throw in at the end real fast. Tap water will kill them, use dechlorinated water only. Do not overcrowd, I leave it up to you as to what that means, but one writer said no more than 6 in a tank. As tadpoles grow into frogs they will need something to climb onto, the aforementioned lilies and wood bits work, but a partially submerged rock or gravel slope is also good. The period where they start needing a place to crawl can happen over night, so you might want to keep something in there even before they need it. Partial sunlight is best. A screen is a must, don't want to come home to a house full of freshly developed frogs. And don't be hesitant to call your local pet shop people, especially Mom and Pop places, those people know their stuff.

P.S. I mean it about the Mom and Pop places, call them, buy from them, support local business!

Feed them blood worms, they love them.

A tadpole survives mostly on vegetation, so feed it algae wafers, fish flake and some like blood worms. Do you know what type of frog/toad it will become as this would help me better my answer. I just got through raising tadpoles from barking tree frogs and they would only eat the algae wafers.

I feed aquatic frog and tadpole bits occasionally to the ones that made a home in my pond

They love lettuce... Boil the lettuce for 10 to 15 minutes and then drain it. Chop it up a little ,then lay it on a tray to freeze. Give them a little at a time but not where they will starve!!! But if the water gets dirty just cut back on how much you give them.

Yes lettuce or fish food