How to get rid of Bullfrog tadpoles - Aquarium Advice

jibboo · 05-30-2006, 02:29 PM

Anyone have any suggestions for getting rid of bullfrog tadpoles. My friend has about a 4,000 gallon pond and it is becoming overrun with bullfrog tadpoles.

Not that he doesn't like frogs but last year they were just everywhere and even got inside the house somehow. This year there's about a million tadpoles and all the koi died over the winter for some reason.

any advice?

Toirtis · 05-30-2006, 05:04 PM

Funny you should ask...we have just been discussing this on the Native Fish Conservancy. Basically, drain the pond, clean it our and restart it seems the best way....aside from that, you can make a decent dent by putting on some waders and going in with big pond nets and scooping them out, but if you miss any, your problem will likely be about the same two years from now.

fish_4_all · 05-31-2006, 10:38 PM

A very hungry aggressive Oscar. Or a bass of some kind. Either should eat every one they can catch.

Toirtis · 06-01-2006, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by fish_4_all

A very hungry aggressive Oscar. Or a bass of some kind. Either should eat every one they can catch.

..or pike, or snapping turtle...

WaterPond · 06-03-2006, 08:07 PM

sheesh! I pay $2.50 (canadian) a piece for bullfrog tadpoles! Send 'em all up here!

fish_4_all · 06-03-2006, 09:01 PM

That's funny, around here you can get paid to irradicate bullfrogs.

WaterPond · 06-03-2006, 09:11 PM

wow, well, i live around the great lakes, which is all fast moving water where bullfrogs can't live, They are pretty rare arounds here, you find the rare bullfrog in a daitch but that is about it. We have alot of green frogs though

Toirtis · 06-04-2006, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by WaterPond

wow, well, i live around the great lakes, which is all fast moving water where bullfrogs can't live, They are pretty rare arounds here, you find the rare bullfrog in a daitch but that is about it. We have alot of green frogs though

Take a collecting trip to BC's lower mainland...bullfrogs have become a serious plague there.

WaterPond · 06-05-2006, 05:06 PM

wow, i wish i could go to BC just to go on a bullfrog hunt. Been there only once, and i loved it!

piranha · 06-12-2006, 12:13 AM

Send them down this way. All the ones I raise in the pond become frogs and take off never to be seen again. They just might become playthings for the stray cats. You might need some strays in your neck of the woods.

05-30-2006, 05:04 PM	#2
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Funny you should ask...we have just been discussing this on the Native Fish Conservancy. Basically, drain the pond, clean it our and restart it seems the best way....aside from that, you can make a decent dent by putting on some waders and going in with big pond nets and scooping them out, but if you miss any, your problem will likely be about the same two years from now. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

06-03-2006, 08:07 PM	#5
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	sheesh! I pay $2.50 (canadian) a piece for bullfrog tadpoles! Send 'em all up here! __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

06-03-2006, 09:11 PM	#7
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	wow, well, i live around the great lakes, which is all fast moving water where bullfrogs can't live, They are pretty rare arounds here, you find the rare bullfrog in a daitch but that is about it. We have alot of green frogs though __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

06-05-2006, 05:06 PM	#9
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	wow, i wish i could go to BC just to go on a bullfrog hunt. Been there only once, and i loved it! __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

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05-31-2006, 10:38 PM	#3
fish_4_all Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 1,809 Images: 4	A very hungry aggressive Oscar. Or a bass of some kind. Either should eat every one they can catch.

06-03-2006, 09:01 PM	#6
fish_4_all Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 1,809 Images: 4	That's funny, around here you can get paid to irradicate bullfrogs.

06-12-2006, 12:13 AM	#10
piranha Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Port Jefferson Station, New York Posts: 283	Send them down this way. All the ones I raise in the pond become frogs and take off never to be seen again. They just might become playthings for the stray cats. You might need some strays in your neck of the woods.

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