Things to keep in mind if you want to become a jellyfish owner
How to keep a jellyfish at home as your pet?
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Jellyfish have drifted along on ocean currents for millions of years, even before dinosaurs lived on the Earth. The jellylike creatures pulse along on ocean currents and are abundant in cold and warm ocean water, in deep water, and along coastlines. But despite their name, jellyfish aren't actually fish—they're invertebrates, or animals with no backbones. Jellyfish have tiny stinging cells in their tentacles to stun or paralyze their prey before they eat them. Inside their bell-shaped body is an opening that is its mouth. They eat and discard waste from this opening.
Here are a few tips to keep in mind if you have decided to pet this magical invertebrate.
1. Jellyfish Aquarium set-up
Th aquariums for jellyfish is built different from a normal tank for other aquatic creatures, they have no corners along with other specifications built for their purpose. Be sure to set up your tank out of direct sunlight and near a power supply for the pumps and lights.
2. The 5 is to 1 rule
According to this norm, for every 5 liters of water in a tank, you can store a jellyfish.
3. They get bigger
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These creatures grow in to their surroundings. Depending on the size of the aquarium, the will grow in relation to the space around. Some of the species like the moon jellyfish in an aquarium can grow up to 10cm plus.
4. Jellies go solo
It is best to keep the same species and types of jellyfish in an aquarium although some would argue that you can keep moon and blubber jellyfish in the same aquarium.
5. They invert
Jellyfish sometimes turn inside out, this is called inversion. It happens when the water is too cold or too hot as they are sensitive to the water temperature. In order to get them back to normal, opt for a lower temperature and the advised salinity range of the aquarium water.
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