Micro Jellyfish?

[reeffan07]

Would love help IDing this curious lil guy,there are three of them they swim "upside down" and pulse similar to a jelly,I've googled quite a bit and doesn't look like a "medusa" or hydroid type.any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[reeffan07]

Close up bit better lighting trying to show multiple angles of them.

 

[Ron Reefman]

It's really hard to say given how small they are in the photos. If you could collect one and put it in a bowl with aquarium water you could get a much better photo.

They look like very young upside down jellyfish to me. I've seen them in some well protected areas near shore snorkeling in the Florida Keys.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

You are so lucky!! I've always wanted a jellyfish! I'd say baby upside-down jellyfish.

 

[Animagus]

Maybe this link will help.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/jellyidfaqs.htm

 

[Ron Reefman]

You are so lucky!! I've always wanted a jellyfish! I'd say baby upside-down jellyfish.

We live near Lovers Key State Park and the inner bay is regularly loaded with upside down jellyfish... as in, there are spots the size of a house that you can't see the bottom because it's covered with them.

They tend to live in areas with dirty water (the opposite of reef water) and low current. They may survive in a fuge or DSB with low flow and special feeding. But they wouldn't last long in a reef tank, IMHO.

Oh, and their sting is fairly potent. I'm not bothered at all by mosquito bites, bee stings do raise a welt, but one of these jelly fish touched my flesh between my dive skin and my glove and it stung for hours.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

There are no jellyfish suppliers in Indonesia and import is way too expensive

 

[Ron Reefman]

You really wouldn't want one anyway.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

I guess I'll just be waiting for a cnidarian hitchhiker