Can I put Wild copepods in my tank?

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  1. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    I go and collect mangrove pods from the ocean,
    I sometimes see copepods.
    I wash them off, but would it hurt to put wild copepods in my tank?
     
    fish-aholic 94, Dec 29, 2009
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    That would be fine.
     
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  3. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    Ya should be OK.

    I know friends that have gone to the shore to collect Copeods to add to there tanks to help keep cuttlefish alive
     
    Jason McKenzie, Dec 29, 2009
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