Tadpoles seem to be doing well. Found out that tadpoles from Leopard Frogs spend between 3 - 6 months in tadpole stage before they turn into a froglet. Yes, that really is a word, "froglet". The tail forms into hind legs and you should be able to see front legs appearing when they start to change. Tadpoles are algae eaters, which explains why they are mainly attached to the sides of the pond (which is black), thus they are largely invisible, unless they are sunning over that rock in the picture below. Heat helps them develop faster.
Unfortunately, it seems that the peppermint oil, clove oil, cinnamon oil combo I used to repel snakes from the pond has also kept away a lot of frogs. Upside - the tadpoles and fish are safe. Downside - hardly any frogs to speak of lately. Nature's web of life is deceptively complicated.
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