Jelly fish

[Reef NuTTZ]

Ok i don't know if this is the right place to put it but, i didn't see any other forum for this subject.

I visited my LFS yeasterday and saw that they had jelly fish for sell! The little things were sizes of a silver dollar and was green with circular patterns on it. Seeing how fragile thier little bodys are, I suspect that (power heads and overflows) are meat grinders for these little thing. MADE ME THINK TWICE! :lol: Now i was wonderning if any body out there has ever had one and if they are reef safe. I was realy tempted to pick one up and if not for a friend that told me NO, I probably would of taken it!

I realy want to get some opinons so i can make my decision before they sell out! So please feel free the let me know whats up!

Thanks

Huy

 

[RicksReefs]

jellies are very tough to keep in a tank
dedicated to them, & prolly wouldn't last long
in a high flow reef tank. they prefer sand
bottoms with low flow & high light.
Cassiopea jellies are the only type i'm
aware of that can be kept for more than
a week (prolly what you saw @ LFS) &
even very experienced aquarists have
trouble with them. i'd pass it on by, they
should really be left in the oceans.
HTH

 

[Putawaywet]

Unfortunately, palegic Jellies need very specialized care, the least of which is a specially designed tank to meet thier very unique needs

As a reslt, a reef tank, or any variation there of, will not be a suitable habitat for them.

Brett

 

[Reef NuTTZ]

what types of special needs? Lighting, water parameter, temp, flow rate?

 

[RicksReefs]

i'm betting it was Cassiopea jellies you were looking at.
they are found in low flow seagrass/mangrove areas
that can be turbid during tide changes, they're photosynthetic
& spend much of their life upside-down (hence the common
name of upsidedown jelly) on the sand catching the sun &
passing plankton. their tank should be circular with no
filter/pump intakes/rocks etc to get damaged on or corners
to get trapped in. water quality needs to be good but
enough (heavy feedings) food needs to get to them so
keeping the water good can be a pain.

again, i'd recommend leaving it.

 

[Reef NuTTZ]

Thanks for your advise. I will keep it in mind and probably will stay away from it.

Thanks again ricksfreef!

Huy

 

[galleon]

http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=35859&highlight=kreisel

 

[Reef NuTTZ]

Very interesting!

 

[Matthewb]

I used to keep ctenophores or "comb jellies" when I was a kid. I caught them in the wild and kept them in a 10 gallon for a few weeks before turning them back.

They're bioluminescent and were really fascinating animals. If you live near the Atlantic coast you can find them in their millions this time of year.

 

[DensityMan]

I saw my first ctenophore (or "comb jelly") in my little 10g on Friday.

Wow... had I been the first to see them in the wild I think they would more commonly be known as sea-angels.

Unfortunately I may have killed it trying to 'save' it from the PH and filter... /sigh

 

[Reef NuTTZ]

lol!