Anybody Know Anything About Jellyfish???

[The Masked Shadow]

Hello MFK! I was reading about some cool saltwater animals (besides fish) that you can keep. One of them is jellyfish. I was looking if anybody knew anything about keeping jellyfish such as the pros and cons. It seems they need a special tank. It is just a little interest, most likely won't turn into getting jellyfish. Just wondering if you guys had any info. Thanks!

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

I have only seen them in tall tanks and only at public aquariums I dont know anyone who owns them privately and I think they eat mostly smaller phytoplankton
and zooplankton probaly not a great to keep in aquariums but I am not very knowledgeable with marine

 

[Magnus_Bane]

The only real thing I know about keeping jellyfish is that ya need a round tank. It can't have any corners or else it'll get stuck in one spot and eventually die. I usually see ppl use cylindrical tanks.

 

[Ed123]

There’s a local pet store that carries moon jellies by me. It seems to be an annual thing although I do know they are farmed. With that said, the fact they are farmed by a relatively small company says something about how hardy they are. They seem like one of those species where if they are within certain parameters they will live. What would be neat is if you could successfully breed them. Here’s a company that sells them https://www.sunsetmarinelab.com/live-moon-jellyfish-for-sale

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Let's take baby steps. I don't think there is any info about breeding!! Yeah. Would like to get a 20-30 gallon Jelly tank. Would be cool if I bred them. Thanks! I am not worried about where to get them. Local pet stores here sells them annually. Any info???

 

[Ed123]

As said before it needs to be a circular tank, what seems to be popular is a cylinder on its side with glass for the flat planes. If it is a normal rectangle tank then the jellies get caught in a corner and eventually get ripped up. Also bubbles are frowned upon because they get caught in the jelly and float it. Other than that just have a good food source. Rotifers, brine shrimp, ect. can work. The store even used freshwater cultures of microbes and it didn’t matter. They go with the flow.

 

[Ed123]

Also the tanks have a constant circulation with a pump source from the bottom. This allows the jellies to constantly be moving at a slow pace. The place I saw them at is called the sandbar in south OC CA if you are nearby

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Thanks Ed! Very good info for me. Thanks!

 

[esoxlucius]

I suppose there's hope for human beings after all.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Anybody ever kept Immortal Jellyfish?