Copepods / ReefPods - is there a reason NOT to have them?

[westwind77]

Copepods / ReefPods - Is there a reason NOT to have them in a system? What benefits do they provide? Are there any cautions that need to be watched out with them? If I have fish that do not feed on them does that matter? Just curious

Thanks!

 

[natclanwy]

Barring the parisitic varieties no, there is no reason not to have them in your system. As far as function I would assume that they do perform part of the dietrus cleanup and help keep your tank clean, besides that they are great food source for many fish. If you don't have any fish that feed on them their population will be only be as large as the amount of food that is available to support them.