Up side down jelly keepers?

Whiterabbitrage

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Captured a tiny jelly in DT that I thought was a medusa stage. Put. It in a back tank to see what it would morph into. It has grown into what looks like a Cassiopea jellyfish. Online research agrees that they are difficult/ impossible to keep. Help! Please! I want to keep it alive as long as possible but can only find rudimentary info on them online.
Photosynthetic; needs good lighting
Filter feeders; requires zooplankton
Keep water parameters steady
Particularly sensitive to swings in salinity

Any help would be hugely appreciated
 
here is the latest pix of him.
 

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He's small now but keep in mind they do grow big (I think 6"+?) and they have a short lifespan of only around a year meaning he won't stay that little that long.
 
I'm just trying to keep him alive as long as possible. I can't believe he grew from one of those teeny jellies that float around my tank sometimes. So cool!
 
The ones at my LFS actually seem completely hardy. They've been in some little 1-2 gallon selling tank for months (no one is buying them since it's rare that someone has a jelly tank). I almost wonder if they thrive on neglect! lol
 
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