Tadpole
Fish · 2-star rarity · Sells for 100 Gold
How to get: Onsen Mountain Lake
Fishing Lv 3It will not appear before then, whatever the place, hour or weather.
Found in ponds and lakes, only in Rainy or Rainbow weather.
Where and when
| Kind | Fish |
| Availability | Always available |
| Water | Pond / lake |
| Shadow | Small |
| Days a year | 112 of 366 |
| Where | Onsen Mountain Lake |
| Time | All day |
| Weather | RainyRainbow |
Star grades
Every Tadpole is caught at one of five star grades, decided by its weight, which can be anywhere from 20 g to 70 g. The grade sets the sale price: a 5-star sells for 8× as much as a 1-star.
| Grade | Chance | Weight from | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ Thin | 49.50% | 20 g | 100 |
| ★★☆☆☆ Artful | 28.00% | 30 g | 150 |
| ★★★☆☆ Medium | 15.00% | 40 g | 200 |
| ★★★★☆ Chunky | 4.50% | 50 g | 400 |
| ★★★★★ Heavy | 3.00% | 60 g | 800 |
On average, one Tadpole sells for 164.
Pet food
Cats eat Tadpole: it fills 20 at 1★ and 30 at 5★. A pet is full at 100. What pets eat
Certificate
Collecting Tadpole counts toward the Fishing certificate, one of 108 things that do. The ranks are Fishing Beginner, Fishing Apprentice, Fishing Expert, Fishing Master, with 150 points to reach the second. Collecting one pays 
Mussel.
Description
| Encyclopedia | It's tiny and unremarkable at first, then becomes a frog by summer... if it survives. |
Name in every language
| 简体中文 | 蝌蚪 |
| 繁體中文 | 蝌蚪 |
| English | Tadpole |
| Deutsch | Kaulquappe |
| Français | Têtard |
| 日本語 | オタマジャクシ |
| 한국어 | 올챙이 |
| Español | Renacuajo |
| Português | Girino |
| ไทย | ลูกอ๊อด |
| Русский | Головастик |
| Bahasa | Kecebong |