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I have about 60 fire belly newt tadpoles. I suck out their old food with a turkey Baster. They pretty much always have food (baby shrimp brine) in their tank. They are eating extremely well. I was just wondering if they will over eat? Some of them literally pursue food and others wait for it to pass.
 
For larvae, there is no such thing as overeating. You want them to grow as fast as possible, to get them as large as possible before metamorphosis.

Don't try to "hold back" the largest, most aggressive feeders. All of them should get as much as they will eat. This may mean that you have to separate them by size at some point.

If they are eating this well, I'd recommend switching them over to live blackworms as soon as possible.
 
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