so I put them into a 5 gallon I had sitting around doing nothing. I filled it last night about 1/2 way, and I found a jar of Stress Coat with additives to remove chlorine and metals in water (used it for my betta fish) and let the tank sit over night. Put the tads in this morning and they were all swimming about nicely. I go to move the tank and "crack" the glass breaks... thank goodness not a huge gush of water, but a steady drip so I was able to transfer them to a small fish bowl I had. so now I need to get a new tank for them. But I will try to find algea wafers and the java moss to make it more friendly for them. thanx for the help everyone and keep it coming.