Jellyfish in Aquariums

[Jon321]

Has anyone kept Cassiopea (upside-down) or Mastigias (papua) jellyfish, successfully or not? Ive read all the websites, 'How to Keep Jellyfish in Aquariums" by Chad L. Widmer, and visited Monterey Bay Aquarium; but Im looking for some first-hand experience from average hobbyists. In particular, what lighting, flow-rates, and foods did/didnt work.

Thanks,

Jon

 

[rharr21]

I tried a small upside-down with no luck. My tank had too much flow and not enough sand bed, but at the time I didn't know any better.

The LFS I got it from had them on a regular basis. Apparently somebody knew what they were doing because I was told they were captive bred locally.

 

[philter4]

When I was collecting for a living, I had Cassiopia for short periods and never had trouble, but all we did was give them room, metal halide lights, VHO atinics, and enough flow that the water was moving, but not pushing them around the tank or into each other.