Newbie question- what do salamander larvae eat

[Caudataphile]

My understanding is that frog tadpole eat mostly algae. From what I read on the Forum here, is that the salamander larvae eat mostly animal matter. Is this correct?

 

[Idnar196]

Correct. Frogs are carnivores as adults, but eat plant matter as tadpoles.
Salamanders and newts are carnivores for the duration of their lives. Larvae do best with small live prey such as daphnia and mosquito larvae.

 

[Caudataphile]

Correct. Frogs are carnivores as adults, but eat plant matter as tadpoles.
Salamanders and newts are carnivores for the duration of their lives. Larvae do best with small live prey such as daphnia and mosquito larvae.

Thank you, Idnar196

 

[Skdecoteau]

My understanding is that frog tadpole eat mostly algae. From what I read on the Forum here, is that the salamander larvae eat mostly animal matter. Is this correct?

Is this for captive raising or just in general?

 

[Caudataphile]

Is this for captive raising or just in general?

So far, it is for my vernal pool that I dug and has salamanders. Maybe soon I will try to raise one in my 10 gal aquarium.