Are they safe

[Carp890]

Introducing live copepods to my tank.Is the water they come in safe??trying to build up a colony, my tank is cycled 5 months. Putting in 10 bags a week or am I wasting my time 100ltr nano tank. Any help appreciated 

[seabass]

For pods, yes, I believe you dump the water along with the pods into your tank.

 

They will need something to eat though.  Depending on your rock, you might need to supplement some food for them, or they will just die out and disappear.  Dosing phytoplankton can often sustain pods; it's fairly easy to culture yourself: https://www.nano-reef.com/articles/advanced/culturing-phytoplankton-for-reef-aquarium-food/

 

 

Generally, you can seed some pods, and they will adjust their populations to the availability of food.  But buying more doesn't necessarily mean you'll end up with any more pods.

[sleepyreefer55]

Why not just cycle some new water before putting them in? Basically like giving them a wash