I caught 3 jelly fish today...

Rick's Reviews · Nov 20, 2023

I caught 3 jelly fish in my aquriam in the last 3 days.
Now what do I do with them? Where did they come from?

Reefering1 · Nov 20, 2023

Let's see some pics!!

Rick's Reviews · Nov 20, 2023

Rick's Reviews · Nov 20, 2023

Reefering1 said:
Let's see some pics!!

lol ..

Reefering1 · Nov 20, 2023

They are so tiny... must have hitchhiked in..

Reefering1 · Nov 20, 2023

Recent additions?

Rick's Reviews · Nov 20, 2023

Nothing new recently, only addition is rodi water

Reefering1 · Nov 20, 2023

Sorry that's about all I got. Idk the lifecycle, maybe eggs that recently hatched? Mayb so small you didn't notice and they been there since last addition? Either way, they're pretty cool, can they handle the flow in your tank or just get blown around?

Rick's Reviews · Nov 20, 2023

Caught 2 yesterday, they appear blind as they was basically swimming into sand bed, today the 3rd (smallest) I managed to catch today.

I am stumped..

ISpeakForTheSeas · Nov 20, 2023

Can you get some pics of the under white light? Top-down and bottom-up (i.e. above and below), straight-on shots of the bell/umbrella (the top) and straight-on side shots including both the bell and tentacles are good for ID'ing these.

I ask because some medusa-stage hydroids can look and move like the specimens in the video.

F i s h y · Nov 20, 2023

ISpeakForTheSeas said:
Can you get some pics of the under white light? Top-down and bottom-up (i.e. above and below), straight-on shots of the bell/umbrella (the top) and straight-on side shots including both the bell and tentacles are good for ID'ing these.

I ask because some medusa-stage hydroids can look and move like the specimens in the video.

Likely Medusa stage hydroids

Rick's Reviews · Nov 22, 2023

Thank you very much, yes they appear to be this and I have caught about 8 so far (jellyfish)
Any suggestions on how to get rid of hydroids in early stages will be very much appreciated, I would prefer to avoid chemicals if possible altough I have used kalkwasser before as a paste

littlefoxx · Nov 22, 2023

Start a jelly tank??

fishyjoes · Nov 22, 2023

I had some of those going around in my tank when I first set it up. They just went away after a while and didn't seem to cause any problems

dodojojo · Nov 22, 2023

Rick's Reviews said:
Caught 2 yesterday, they appear blind as they was basically swimming into sand bed, today the 3rd (smallest) I managed to catch today.

I am stumped..

Probably Cassiopeia. Upside down jellies and they're polyps are common hitchhikers in reef tanks. The Medusa sit in the substrate pulsing with their oral arms facing upwards so they're zooxanthellae can get the most light. They're neat kiddos, one of my favorite jellies.