JellyFish

[LionFish47]

I'm starting a new community reef tank and began to wonder, "are jellyfish suitable for a 75 gallon reef tank?" Thx in advance.

 

[sc8kv123]

I'm no expert of any kind but I feel like the flow demands of a reef tank and a jellyfish tank are completely different. Hopefully someone with experience will chime in soon.

 

[trahelyk]

My understanding is that jellyfish require a spherical or cylindrical tank, because square corners are sharp enough that they would tear them up. They would certainly get torn to bits if they were sharing a tank with corals. Another drawback is that they apparently survive (at least in captivity) for just about a year, so you either have to keep replacing them or set up a breeding system to keep restocking the tank.

 

[LionFish47]

OK. I didn't think they would work to well but it was worth a shot.

 

[trahelyk]

There's a pretty interesting thread on jellyfish here, if you're interested:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/anyone-ever-kept-jellyfish-just-purchased-my-first-tank.222841/

I was really interested in doing this, but the short life span is a deal-killer for me.