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Well, not really recommended but if you must.
There is no must here. Everything proposed in this thread is a choice. The choice to set up a saltwater tank for a short time, and then move it, and then move it again is completely avoidable and I see no compelling reason to do it and intentionally put an animal through stress and/or death. I understand really wanting a cuttle, but there are lots of things we really want that we don't get because we can't ethically take care of them. Keeping animals in a classroom often runs into this kind of problem, and I think the more important lesson is respect for the animals over experimentation.
I haven't gotten any responses regarding how much experience with saltwater that asid61 or asid61's teacher has, but it feels like none. If that is the case, I would strongly urge them to cut their 'saltwater teeth' on a different, easier animal.
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