What are these black things?

[addy1]

I did wonder if they could have had something to do with the frogs. I had noticed a frog sitting up there a lot right about the sme time as those started showing up. THey still have not grown or changed or started swimming or anything like that. A lot of them though I wash off my waterfall, and that fish ahd a heyday with them. Guess time will tell.....

If frog eggs, they start wiggling and hatching pretty darn quick. Usually from egg to wiggler in two days. So if they are just still sitting I doubt they from a frog.

 

[HARO]

I agree with you, Addy; my tadpoles are starting to swim around already, after only a day or so. But they sure looked like the ones Jen had in her pond. Just little black things about 1/4" long with only the slightest bulge at the upper end. rofile:
John

 

[addy1]

I agree with you, Addy; my tadpoles are starting to swim around already, after only a day or so. But they sure looked like the ones Jen had in her pond. Just little black things about 1/4" long with only the slightest bulge at the upper end. rofile:
John

It is hard to tell but they look like attached to the bottom, my tads all hang up high in the water on the edges, around plants etc constantly moving.

 

[JenH]

LOL Waterbug....not from me. Just really bad typing apparently...

 

[j.w]

They are black fly larvae now stop talking about them being tadpoles,lol! Haro started the tadpole thing and it's throwing everyone upside down including the fly larvae!

 

[Waterbug]

Yep, tadpoles.

 

[j.w]

 

[Waterbug]

Specifically, these are called Yosemite Sam tadpoles, named for their handlebar mustaches.

 

[HARO]

I swear, mine looked just like that first picture, but they were all gone two days later. Now I have tadpoles swimming around.
John

 

[addy1]

I swear, mine looked just like that first picture, but they were all gone two days later. Now I have tadpoles swimming around.
John

and what where you drinking?

 

[HARO]

Coffee. It's ALL i drink! :nananananana:
John

 

[JohnHuff]

I swear, mine looked just like that first picture, but they were all gone two days later. Now I have tadpoles swimming around.
John

No need to swear! Elementary my dear Watson, the tadpoles ate all the larvae!

 

[JenH]

Well, mine are all still attached and not swimming around and it's definitely been more then just a couple days, so must be the fly larvae.

 

[j.w]

Nope it's tadpoles

 

[Waterbug]

Yep, fly larvae.