jellyfish

[catfish]

has anyone ever kept jellyfish? im kind of interested in possibly getting ahold of some ive read there is a freshwater species.

[rayman45]

yea i think wes had them once for sale.
dont know nothing on yhem. but they stay small

[Fishy2Subie]

I have captured wild freshwater jellyfish in indiana. They are very hard to spot and only come out every few random years. They look like someones contact in the water. Also they are not even considered real jellyfish because they have something dangling from the undermidcenter that jellyfish don't have.

[rallysman]

I have captured wild freshwater jellyfish in indiana. They are very hard to spot and only come out every few random years. They look like someones contact in the water. Also they are not even considered real jellyfish because they have something dangling from the undermidcenter that jellyfish don't have.
What part of IN?

[DeLgAdO]

moon jellies :D

crappy shot but it the best i could get :p

[Fishy2Subie]

I found them around the northwestern part of Indiana by LaPorte. (Thats the closest geographical word people would recognize) But a lake about a half an hour away from there.

[grenaria]

I have seen smaller jellyfish polyps that release jellyfish come in on live rock.

[messiner]

I work at mote marine and we have several species like moon jellies, seanettle, and upsidedown. you would have to have a decent size tank with a powerhead or somthin to keep the water movin or they would be on big clump in the corner. We feed them baby brine.

[Oddball]

FW Jellyfish Site (http://www.jellyfish.iup.edu/)

General Information

Where: commonly found in man-made reservoirs, dams, ornamental fish ponds, shallow pools, and slow-flowing waterways. Strictly found in freshwater, i.e., water in which naturally occurring salts cannot be tasted (though it is not typically a good idea to test it this way!).

Nature of the animal: about the size of a 5- or 10-cent piece, delicate and lacy-looking, colourless to whitish, typically in relatively large numbers when they occur.

Seasonality: Typically found in the summer months, but may be found all year long in the tropics throughout the world. However, each sub-population blooms and disappears in a number weeks to months, not appearing again at that location for perhaps 5-10 years.

Natural history notes: scientists think they are transported from pond to pond on the feet of waterbirds. They eat small aquatic invertebrates and larvae, including mosquito larvae. Probably an important part of the food chain, because despite their small size, they are thought to have no natural predators.

Sting: mild to non-existent. It is possible to swim with them without harm, although people with sensitive skin (such as young children and the elderly) may feel some irritation. Those with known allergies to stings of any kind should not swim with them.

They may benefit us as they eat mosquito larvae!

Technical Information

Life cycle: they have a complex life cycle, wherein the medusa (= the jellyfish phase of the life cycle) is budded off from a hydroid (= a tiny creature which looks like a sea anemone, only fractions of a centimetre tall).

Distribution: found worldwide in tropical and temperate areas.

Species and meaning of names: there are thought to be at least 10 species within two genera, Craspedacusta and Limnocnida. Craspedacusta translates to ?border guard?, in reference to the stinging tentacles along the border of the body (from the Greek ?craspedo?, meaning border, and the Latin ?custos?, meaning guard. Limnocnida translates to ?marsh stinger?, from the Greek ?limno?, meaning marsh, lake or pool, and the Greek ?cnido?, meaning nettle.

[rayman45]

i want one

[Oddball]

They're tiny. Why settle for just one?

[AquaticAggression]

They are very cool pets water flow needs to be very low as they tend to get stuck in overflows syphons etc.

[philliptobin]

What part of IN?

Lake Cicott normally has them. It is between Logansport and Monticello on 24, west of France Park about 5 miles. Those that I have seen are 2-3 inches in diameter.

[Hakon]

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Craspedacusta_sowerbyi.html
Is that the same as you, Oddball?

[monsterfishkeeper]

ive always wanted a jellyfish tank

[guppy]

I have seen small comb jellies kept in a cool water sw 35g hex tank that fed on brine shrimp ang copods but the owner had only had them a month and I have no idea if it worked out, they were from Bodega bay, Ca.