New froglets and goldfish

[Zeb]

I've got a small fishtank which contains about 8 tadpoles which are the only surviving ones from a clumb of frog spawn. I decided to rescue some seeing that the goldfish in the pond always each them plus our winter here had been extremely harsh compared to recent years.

Now that they're starting to turn into little frogs I'm wondering when it would be safe to introduce them into the pond and what would be the best way of doing it? After all, I really don't want the fish to eat them, two of our fish are almost a foot long and the best-developed frog so far has almost lost its tail and is now making great use of the stones I've placed in the tank to sit on.

EDIT: Here's a pic of what may be one of the parents - just after I cleaned the pond a couple months ago:
http://www.pictureinthesky.net/viewpic.php?cat=5&pic=95

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Zeb

I've got a small fishtank which contains about 8 tadpoles which are the only surviving ones from a clumb of frog spawn. I decided to rescue some seeing that the goldfish in the pond always each them plus our winter here had been extremely harsh compared to recent years.

Now that they're starting to turn into little frogs I'm wondering when it would be safe to introduce them into the pond and what would be the best way of doing it? After all, I really don't want the fish to eat them, two of our fish are almost a foot long and the best-developed frog so far has almost lost its tail and is now making great use of the stones I've placed in the tank to sit on.

EDIT: Here's a pic of what may be one of the parents - just after I cleaned the pond a couple months ago:
http://www.pictureinthesky.net/viewpic.php?cat=5&pic=95

Make sure you pick a really wet day preferably warm too and put them in damp dark vegetation - maybe provide a pile of rocks near the pond (if you haven't already) so they can benefit from the dampness in the air around it without going in.

[Zeb]

When I changed the flow of the water into the pond I removed the top tier and replaced it with a pipe feeding the lower tier and covered the pipe with stones starting with large ones going to smaller ones on top. I also covered most of the lower tier with a large piece of slate and placed some more smaller stones on top. While sat watching the pond I've seen the occasional large frog appear from under the slate and sit on the end of the waterfall looking out. The water falling into the pond is splashing back underneath onto the garden keeping it damp.

Looks like thats the best place then!

[nightshade]

Look at the size of the largest fishes mouth most could swallow an adult frog it is like
opening a gladstone bag

[Zeb]

I was thinking of that and the large fish have large mouths

I think I'll look after them a little longer...

[catalaze]

Don't forget that once they are little frogs they eat little flying insects ...

Could you let them go somewhere else? They'll be fishfood otherwise.