Yet another request to identify what someone thinks is a jellyfish. I have searched the forum and found some other requests with accompanying pictures or video of what seems to be identical to what I have and it is often identified as a hydroid jellyfish. Upon doing multiple image searches for hydroid jellyfish, I never find anything that looks the same though. One responder assured a poster that it was a hydroid jellyfish, just a less common variety.
I have some pictures and videos as well and hopefully this will help us to positively identify just what this guy really is. The first video is from February of this year. For perspective, that is 1/2 Loc-Line, there is also some time I pulled back to give a better sense of size compared to the rest of the tank. I'd say at the time it was maybe 1/4" across the bell. This wasn't the first time I'd seen this in the tank and I've even seen two at the same time in the tank but they have always disappeared. I assume they get pulled into the back and through the filter.
The pictures and second video are from this morning. I never see it free swimming anymore, it is always parked with its bell on the glass, gently pulsating. I haven't seen it swim for a number of months, not since it was about double its size in the original video. It has been on the glass since then, its exact location changes from morning to morning, more so when it was smaller, but not usually by more than a few inches anymore. At the end of the video, I place my index finger on the glass for some perspective. I'd say the bell is now bigger than a nickel but smaller than a quarter.
Instead of a single little mushroom stalk under the bell, there are definitely little tentacles developing and branching out. Some of them have what look to be little bubble tips on them which makes me wonder if this is actually some type of anemone and what looks like a jellyfish bell will actually become the foot? The pipefish and other critters haven't seemed to be bothered by it but as it continues to get bigger I'm beginning to wonder if it should come out. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I have some pictures and videos as well and hopefully this will help us to positively identify just what this guy really is. The first video is from February of this year. For perspective, that is 1/2 Loc-Line, there is also some time I pulled back to give a better sense of size compared to the rest of the tank. I'd say at the time it was maybe 1/4" across the bell. This wasn't the first time I'd seen this in the tank and I've even seen two at the same time in the tank but they have always disappeared. I assume they get pulled into the back and through the filter.
The pictures and second video are from this morning. I never see it free swimming anymore, it is always parked with its bell on the glass, gently pulsating. I haven't seen it swim for a number of months, not since it was about double its size in the original video. It has been on the glass since then, its exact location changes from morning to morning, more so when it was smaller, but not usually by more than a few inches anymore. At the end of the video, I place my index finger on the glass for some perspective. I'd say the bell is now bigger than a nickel but smaller than a quarter.
Instead of a single little mushroom stalk under the bell, there are definitely little tentacles developing and branching out. Some of them have what look to be little bubble tips on them which makes me wonder if this is actually some type of anemone and what looks like a jellyfish bell will actually become the foot? The pipefish and other critters haven't seemed to be bothered by it but as it continues to get bigger I'm beginning to wonder if it should come out. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
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