Disintegrated jellyfish

[Don 42]

This tank was set up with 3 small jellyfish 2 weeks ago. The tank was cycled properly. The salt was added to the water for a water change and was kept overnight before testing. The chemical parameters of the new water were identical to the tank water. A successful water change was made a week ago. The tank was doing great. I checked the chemical parameters of the tank every day especially for ammonia to make sure I was not over feeding them. Yesterday, when I turned on the lights, the jellyfish had disintegrated.
The chemical parameters were: Ammonia 0, Nitrate 5. Nitrite 0. PH 6.5 (was 8.0 before). Salt 32, Temp. 69 F.
I searched the internet and found out that none of my parameters would have caused the disintegration.
I would greatly appreciate your comments on this matter.

Don

 

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[vetteguy53081]

 

[vetteguy53081]

This tank was set up with 3 small jellyfish 2 weeks ago. The tank was cycled properly. The salt was added to the water for a water change and was kept overnight before testing. The chemical parameters of the new water were identical to the tank water. A successful water change was made a week ago. The tank was doing great. I checked the chemical parameters of the tank every day especially for ammonia to make sure I was not over feeding them. Yesterday, when I turned on the lights, the jellyfish had disintegrated.
The chemical parameters were: Ammonia 0, Nitrate 5. Nitrite 0. PH 6.5 (was 8.0 before). Salt 32, Temp. 69 F.
I searched the internet and found out that none of my parameters would have caused the disintegration.
I would greatly appreciate your comments on this matter.

Don

Video would be helpful but remove id disintegrating and monitor water parameters

 

[Evil1]

 

[Utubereefer]

Welcome to the club

 

[jsmkmavity]

 

[jsmkmavity]

If you re-post your question in the fish disease/treatment forum you are a lot more likely to get some answers. Jayhemdal or vetteguy are usually very helpful for fish disease but i dont know how much they know about jellyfish.

 

[JonoH]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Don’t know much about keeping jelly’s as they are not super common in the hobby.

 

[TJ42]

Welcome!!

Here is a link to the area suggested to post this question too. Maybe someone knows more about Jellyfish. I know they sting me when I swim near them and that's about it...

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/fish-disease-treatment-and-diagnosis.771/

 

[Sam7]

Welcome

 

[Fish Fan]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here and sorry about your jelly’s!

 

[B&CinB.C.]

Hi . Welcome to Reef 2 Reef . Sorry to hear about your jellyfish .

 

[fishface NJ]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

 

[kingranch2003]

 

[shucker23]

welcome to the forum.

 

[EnterName]

Welcome to Reef2Reef

I don't know much about Jellyfish, but a pH of 6.5 is already considered slightly acidic and saltwater is usually slightly alkaline. A whole lot of chemistry changes when the pH drops (or rises) too fast. I can't imagine that organisms that are used to the "stable" and alkaline pH of the ocean are good at tolerating such a pH drop.

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!