Upside down jellyfish stings?

[Nihoa]

i was never bothered by the sting but my gf said she could feel it. whenever a hermit would try and crawl over it you could tell the hermit felt it cus they would do a little dance and run away. that said, the sting didnt seem to bother our chocolate chip star who ate the jelly without much worry. frigger.

as far as hurting fish goes id be much more worried about some of the anemones than the jelly. you cant really put the jelly in the dt anyway cus they cant handle high flow or powerheads as they get sucked in pretty quick. you need a quiet area in the sump with a sandy bottom and no rock or sharp objects that it would rip itself on. i think you pretty much need a similar setup to a seahorse tank.

[fiorano]

i heard they prefer a cylindrical tank as well

[justinl]

a couple of corrections/additions I feel I need to make:

- upwards flow isn't really necessary. just low flow.

- they rely mostly on photosynthesis so lighting has to be bright; food doesn't have to be daily though they will eat it and would probably enjoy daily feeding.

-sandbed depth is irrelevant. just has to be oolitic (fine grained). don't feed brine shrimp.

-sandbed must be extensive. these can be kept in standard aquariums if you plan it right. you don't need a kreisel because they are benthic.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by justinl

a couple of corrections/additions I feel I need to make:

- upwards flow isn't really necessary. just low flow.

- they rely mostly on photosynthesis so lighting has to be bright; food doesn't have to be daily though they will eat it and would probably enjoy daily feeding.

-sandbed depth is irrelevant. just has to be oolitic (fine grained). don't feed brine shrimp.

-sandbed must be extensive. these can be kept in standard aquariums if you plan it right. you don't need a kreisel because they are benthic.

Agreed +1

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by fiorano

i heard they prefer a cylindrical tank as well

That is for regular jelly fish (which have to have a cylindrical tank or they could crash into a tank wall and die) the upside down ones do not need a cylindrical tank although they do need their own specialized tank, or a good sized refugium area that is lighted with MH.

(on a side note) Neither of which I had or wanted to set up so personally I decided against getting one.