Desktop...Jellyfish Tank...

[Raptorthefishman]

I work for Jellyfish Art and wanted to clear the air on some of the comments that came up on this thread.

- Although Aurelia aurita can reach a 20" diameter, you can control their growth by how much you feed them. They will not surpass their 2" bell diameter and outgrow the desktop tank as long as you don't feed them too much.
- Jellyfish are not any more difficult to keep than most salt water fish. They are resilient to high levels of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and have a wide temperature range. The most difficult thing to replicate in a jellyfish tank is the constant feeding on plankton that jellyfish are used to. Corals are the same way. However, we ask our customers to feed twice a day where possible and we are working on the first automatic feeder for frozen plankton.

Not long ago people said it was impossible to keep corals in a tank. But thousands of hobbyists were willing to try something new, tweak their methods and share their insights with the community. Now virtually anyone who does their research can start and enjoy their own reef tank.

Sounds like the saying some petco employees tell customers....it will grow to the size of the tank.

 

[goalieman59]

I feel bad for the jellys you all know as well as i do that they can sell these cause people are buying them.

 

[Raptorthefishman]

I feel bad for the jellys you all know as well as i do that they can sell these cause people are buying them.

Yep! Sad stuff.

 

[BODYDUB]

That would actually be pretty cool, but yeah, a little on the high side..........

 

[shadowavenger77]

we are growing jellys at mah skool but they are soooo small right now. we change the water every day. can't be good to keep them like this.

 

[Madding]

Jellyman,

One part of your post says not to feed the Jellyfish too much, and another part of your post says the hardest part of keeping them is feeding them, and then you go on to say customers are told the Jellyfish should be fed twice a day.

Um... okay...

 

[Citrinellus]

Jellyman,

One part of your post says not to feed the Jellyfish too much, and another part of your post says the hardest part of keeping them is feeding them, and then you go on to say customers are told the Jellyfish should be fed twice a day.

Um... okay...

Yeah he pretty much contradicted himself. Unless he means minuscule doses of plankton 2 times a day... which is practically starving them.

 

[Zander_The_RBP]

I work for Jellyfish Art and wanted to clear the air on some of the comments that came up on this thread.

- Although Aurelia aurita can reach a 20" diameter, you can control their growth by how much you feed them. They will not surpass their 2" bell diameter and outgrow the desktop tank as long as you don't feed them too much.
- Jellyfish are not any more difficult to keep than most salt water fish. They are resilient to high levels of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and have a wide temperature range. The most difficult thing to replicate in a jellyfish tank is the constant feeding on plankton that jellyfish are used to. Corals are the same way. However, we ask our customers to feed twice a day where possible and we are working on the first automatic feeder for frozen plankton.

Not long ago people said it was impossible to keep corals in a tank. But thousands of hobbyists were willing to try something new, tweak their methods and share their insights with the community. Now virtually anyone who does their research can start and enjoy their own reef tank.

yes people said they couldn't keep corals in a tank becuase it was physically impossible to meet the lighting requirements they have. it is no longer the case with high output t5's and metal halides your comparing apples to oranges here there was a noticable scientific change in husbandry that allowed people to keep corals this is definatly not the case with your "jelly fish bowl"



won't outgrow their bowl my butt yes your right don't feed them they won't grow but frankly that's animal creulty/starvation and you and your company should be in jail for encouraging that lets shove you in a little box and not feed you and watch you wither away and frankly i would ENJOY doing that to you and everyone in your pathetic little company

 

[Citrinellus]

Sad part is that I imagine the jellies are collected from the wild and this is only going to decline their population...

 

[jschall]

- Although Aurelia aurita can reach a 20" diameter, you can control their growth by how much you feed them. They will not surpass their 2" bell diameter and outgrow the desktop tank as long as you don't feed them too much.

Oh come on, don't try that crap here. We all know what you're full of. Maybe you've deluded yourself into believing that.

Here's an idea, if you really think jellies are keepable in smaller tanks:
1. Find a smaller species of jelly. Maybe find a source for freshwater jellies (Craspedacusta sowerbyi.)
2. Find a bigger tank to throw a 100% markup onto.