Freshwater Jelly's?

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Yea I really do not think it would be worth the effort to try and keep them. They would not live long anyway, and it would have to be perfect conditions. If you want a jelly you kinda have to go salt IMO. I put some I caught into a tank once just to see how it looked and it was very plain. They sorta pump but not too much. Genuinely boring.
 
They're pretty cool in large groups in a tank. Out of a couple dozen I collected, I had 2 last over 6 weeks after I got them feeding on newly hatched brine shrimp.

Garman: if you did research on them, why did you even have a powerfilter on the tank? The smallest powerfilter on its lowest setting would still probably destroy them. Even a powerful air-powered sponge filter will kill them.

They're definitely not worth trying to keep longterm, but they're worth trying at least once. All you need is a 10 gallon or even a plastic container and a small sponge filter...
 
They sound like a more interesting version of triops. An entertaining but short-lived pet. Heh, wish I had some around here... they sound like they'd be an awesome short-term addition to a tank.
 
hey rebel it was in the news they think they got carried over by some birds or something like that they r non native and its a man made pond for starters as well
 
gar man;2423453; said:
hey rebel it was in the news they think they got carried over by some birds or something like that they r non native and its a man made pond for starters as well
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Oh so you saying they got dumped by birds, not zoo? Its possible that birds carried jellyfish larva on their legs. The jellyfish can be found in almost all ponds in Minnesota depends on under conditions.
 
I'd love to set up a small tank w/ airstone and sponge filter for these guys... i'm already crazy enough to waste DTs on filter shrimp...

Funny how we planted people dread Hydra, though they're just as peculiar...
 
were they at in pa?
 
gar man;2423453; said:
hey rebel it was in the news they think they got carried over by some birds or something like that they r non native and its a man made pond for starters as well
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According to the Freshwater Jellyfish Sightings in the US page, indexed to Iowa, the only two sightings in the state are:

Portland Pit, Mason City County
Quarry, near Portland, Cerro Gordo County

Not one sighting in the US has ever been at a zoo. If it was in the news, it's be a recorded sighting, right?
 
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