Keeping tadpoles

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pattyfurg

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I'm not sure what kind of tadpoles they are but I have a thread from not long ago called "Id tadpoles" and it has plenty of pictures on it.
I have been feeding them by throwing in some; boiled lettuce, goldfish food, algae (collected on a sponge from my goldfish pond and squeezed in (also growing on rock)) and occasionally brine shrimp.
I can't tell what they are or are not eating so I put all of that in their tank and then do a water change at the end of the day.
At first I kept them outside in their tank because I believed that having them there would replicate the temperature they would be in in a lake but then I read that it's better to have them at a warmer temp (room temp) so they metamorph faster.
I'm raising their temp by about 2F a day.

Today after work I may go to the pet store and buy them some food if I can find it :)
Does anyone suggest I get anything else?
Oh and there is currently 5 1 & 1/2 inch tadpoles in a 15 gallon
 
Here's just some questions I have :)

1. Will they be better with gravel or bare bottom?

2. What size tank SHOULD they be in?

3. What temp is recommended?

4. What is the best food I can give them for health and maximum growth?

5. Will I need to buy anything else when they turn into frogs?

And also I think I may have one tadpole that is going to grow into a different type of frog because it is the only one that had ruffles on it's tail... Will they be OK together?
 
You will need to buy a turtle dock or some thing that floats to give the frogs a land area.
 
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