Upside-Down Jellyfish Setup Help

[philcollins]

Hello, I am interested in having a mangrove tank with one or two Upside-Down Jellyfish or Cassiopea. The tank I have is a 6 gallon. I wanted to get some opinions to see if that would be too small or if it could work. Also, any more advice on keeping these animals would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

6 gallons is pretty small - you could probably make it work, but I’d personally recommend at least 10 gallons if you want two (I know Liveaquaria has been having difficulties lately, but their tank size recommendations are usually pretty good- they recommend 30 gallons). As far as keeping them goes, you’ll want a good light (they’re photosynthetic) and a constant supply of Baby Brine Shrimp (Artemia Nauplii). They should take most zooplankton (pods, rots, etc.), but BBS are the go to for them.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Hello, I am interested in having a mangrove tank with one or two Upside-Down Jellyfish or Cassiopea. The tank I have is a 6 gallon. I wanted to get some opinions to see if that would be too small or if it could work. Also, any more advice on keeping these animals would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

tank should be rounded, and have wide flat space bare sand for them, with gentle flow and full spectrum lighting. about 10 gallons is the minimum. No rocks, no sharp edges, no exposed intakes or powerheads. They could benefit from feedings of zoo plankton.

I assume you mean Cassiopeia xamachana (the species that lives in mangrove forests) right?

 

[philcollins]

6 gallons is pretty small - you could probably make it work, but I’d personally recommend at least 10 gallons if you want two (I know Liveaquaria has been having difficulties lately, but their tank size recommendations are usually pretty good- they recommend 30 gallons). As far as keeping them goes, you’ll want a good light (they’re photosynthetic) and a constant supply of Baby Brine Shrimp (Artemia Nauplii). They should take most zooplankton (pods, rots, etc.), but BBS are the go to for them.

Thanks for the advice! If I do go through with it, it would definitely be only 1 in there.

 

[philcollins]

tank should be rounded, and have wide flat space bare sand for them, with gentle flow and full spectrum lighting. about 10 gallons is the minimum. No rocks, no sharp edges, no exposed intakes or powerheads. They could benefit from feedings of zoo plankton.

I assume you mean Cassiopeia xamachana (the species that lives in mangrove forests) right?

Hello, thanks for the advice. I saw that Cassiopeia can be kept in conventional rectangular aquariums, is that not right? And I was looking at KP Aquatics who get them from Florida. They say on their website they are Cassiopea frondosa or Cassiopea andromeda.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Hello, thanks for the advice. I saw that Cassiopeia can be kept in conventional rectangular aquariums, is that not right? And I was looking at KP Aquatics who get them from Florida. They say on their website they are Cassiopea frondosa or Cassiopea andromeda.

According to Jellyfish Warehouse which sells aquacultured jellies, you can keep them in the rectangular tanks without problems (you just have to protect the jellies from the equipment in the tank like the filters, wavemakers, etc.).