Anyone own any Jellyfish

This past Christmas I bought my sons (and myself) some nice artificial jellyfish tanks.

We all like them but I was curious and found this site;

jellyfishwarehouse.com...

To get a real jellyfish tank and real jellyfish.

Does anyone have one?

Just curious, thought they were cool.

a reply to: DBCowboy

No, they belong in the ocean... same as birds belong in the sky..
Dogs and cats are domesticated already, but leave wild things, wild..

Don’t humans have enough?

originally posted by: SeektoUnderstand
a reply to: DBCowboy

No, they belong in the ocean... same as birds belong in the sky..
Dogs and cats are domesticated already, but leave wild things, wild..

Don’t humans have enough?

That wasnt his question

originally posted by: DBCowboy
This past Christmas I bought my sons (and myself) some nice artificial jellyfish tanks.

We all like them but I was curious and found this site;

jellyfishwarehouse.com...

To get a real jellyfish tank and real jellyfish.

Does anyone have one?

Just curious, thought they were cool.

I have a great friend that builds saltwater tanks, from the ground up, he has sharks, rays, dangerous anemones , you name it, if you have some questions shoot them at me and ill refer back to him and see what i can do to help

a reply to: DBCowboy

You would need to research the particular breed of jellyfish that you intend to get. I don't know much about them myself, but you might need more than one. Go over to youtube, I bet you find plenty of info there. I would imagine there are sites on such things as well.

a reply to: DBCowboy

There is a place here in indiana called hidden paradise. It used to be a quarry now it's a big swimming hole.

In the summer you can catch freshwater jellyfish and take them home with you. Nearest I can tell they dont sting as I have picked them up several times to get a closer look.

They also have huge paddle fish you can see sometimes towards the sides of the quarry.

The freshwater jellies are nearly invisible besides a opaque whiteness next year I'm gonna set up a tank and keep some to see how long they will last.

a reply to: CrazyWater

His question “does anyone have one”?

My answer “No” ( I don’t) because they belong in the ocean; they aren’t pets, nor should they be.

Then I added my own question..... “don’t humans have (take) enough”?

Thanks for all the input.

They are pricey!!

a reply to: DBCowboy

If you ever get stung on the face, call me, I can help.

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: DBCowboy

If you ever get stung on the face, call me, I can help.

My wife is still laughing over your reply.

originally posted by: DBCowboy
My wife is still laughing over your reply.

Your wife = my kind of people.

originally posted by: DBCowboy
This past Christmas I bought my sons (and myself) some nice artificial jellyfish tanks.

We all like them but I was curious and found this site;

jellyfishwarehouse.com...

To get a real jellyfish tank and real jellyfish.

Does anyone have one?

Just curious, thought they were cool.

No but I saw one one time.

Actually, I have seen freshwater jellyfish long ago when I scuba dove the freshwater lakes around here. They thrive in the colder clear water below the thermocline in the cleaner lakes around here.

They are around a quarter to half dollar size.

I ate some in Chinatown NYC, no joke really delicious!!

originally posted by: SeektoUnderstand
a reply to: DBCowboy

No, they belong in the ocean... same as birds belong in the sky..
Dogs and cats are domesticated already, but leave wild things, wild..

Don’t humans have enough?

Hell who are you Dr. Doolittle? he isn't gonna kill them or eat them, for all you know jellyfish could spend their lives scared #less in the wild ocean. Just waiting to get eaten or chopped up by a propeller or washed up and left to dry out on a shore somewhere.

Plenty of creatures I might agree we you on but jellyfish isn't one of them. If they even understood confinement which is doubtful, they would probably enjoy it as long as they aren't alone.

www.whoi.edu...

Delicate but armed, mindless yet unstoppable, jellyfish sometimes appear abruptly near coasts in staggering numbers that cause problems and generate headlines: Jellyfish fill fishing nets in Japan, sinking a boat. Jellyfish clog nuclear plant water intakes. Gelatinous animals decimate fish stocks. Dangerous jellyfish inhabit areas where they haven’t been seen before. Is this a glimpse of the future ocean?

Scientists and others have speculated that the frequency of such blooms is rising, possibly related to warming oceans, nutrient pollution, or overfishing. Seventeen specialists on gelatinous animals convened to explore whether blooms are actually increasing—or whether increased observing efforts, public attention, and global media help create the perception of a jellyfish upsurge. The group included Larry Madin, a biologist and director of research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and former WHOI/MIT Joint Program student Kelly Sutherland.

The scientists examined documented jellyfish aggregations, from fossil records and ancient historical records through modern scientific and news reports. Reporting in the February 2012 issue of BioScience, the group concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the view that jellyfish blooms are on the rise.