What do Jellyfish eat????

[noel perez]

Does anyone know what jellyfish eat ???

Thanks

[FMarini]

Hi:
Which jellyfish????
Depends on the species -some eat fish or meaty particles, others trap planktonic foods, and cassiopia utilizes photosynthesis.

[noel perez]

FMarini

Ok I caled the pet store to find out what kind of jelly fish I have and all they said is that there supposebly from the Atlantic coast and he called them Upside Down Jellyfish??? I dont know if that sounds right to me, but what do I know about Jellyfish???? Just to give you an idea what they look like they are about the size of a half dollar or a little smaller and some of them have a little blue tint to them, and also a little bit of white , so for the most part they are not clear .

Thanks

[noel perez]

someone has to know the answer??????

[Kengar]

peanut butterfish

you know, peanut butter and jell. . . never mind

[ranaman]

Upside down jellies don't eat they depend on zooxanthelle to produce their food. They occour in shallow mangrove tidal ponds. These are only a few feet deep. They carpet the bottom in this habitat. So intense light is in order, if they don't get they just shrink away.

[noel perez]

RANAMAM

Hey there thanks for the reply ! well I think I understood it for the most part , I think you saying as long as they have good water and plenty of light they should be alright ?????? So I shouldnt have to feed phytoplanktin????

Thanks

Noel

[becka]

ok, Noel, honey. first off, chill out with the question marks. Don't be so high strung. This is a hobby that requires alot of patience. Now as for the jellyfish and what they eat.... throw in a little grape and strawberry and they are good. maybe for a special treat peach or orange. But jelly only, no marmalade.

:) :D

[ranaman]

Light is the most important thing with these jellies, like other animals with symbiotic algae. They may eat some plankton but light is more important. Free swimming jellies eat plankton, the ones I saw at the waikiki aquarium were being fed lots of copepods.

[FMarini]

Hi:
i believe the upside down jelly is in fact casseopia. Its is one of the jellies w/ photosynthetic algaes in it, and as such it will require higher lighting. If i also recall correctly it can be fed as well, most likely things like baby brine(enriched of course), and living planktonic sized foods.
I'm not sure how well they do in a reef tank, but they do swim poorly and can end up getting sucked into powerheads.
my opinion
frank

[noel perez]

Thanks to all those who replied , my questions were answered !

noel