Copepod Growth

[sketchers]

Hello all. Recently one of my friends gave me a crab of his that was bothering his coral. I’m not at the coral stage yet so I figured it’d be a great fit for my tank. I was looking at my tank and I noticed some white dots on my glass. He has a copepod buildup in his tank, and I was just curious if there was any way the crab could bring the copepods to my tank? Here are some pictures to clarify.

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

Transferring anything from one tank to another can always leave room for contamination. It's possible some copepods hitched a ride or they entered the tank by some other means . With out a micro shot or video it's hard to tell exactly what they are

 

[Dinkins Aquatic Gardens Verified Sponsor]

It definitely could be pods. Do they move?