Jellyfish id!

-=Zepplock=- · #1 06/13/2006, 08:09 PM

I was looking at my tank and spotted some erratic motion.
This turned out to be a jellyfish.
5 millimiters, round shape, 4 tentacles only, transparent, with something moving under the "cap".

What is this?

p.s. I took some pictures but don't expect anything good ;-(

Gwalker · #2 06/13/2006, 08:25 PM

Sounds like it could be a moon jelly, but man there are a million possibilites. You gotta post a pic for a better ID. Check my gallery for some shots of moon jellies.

G.

-=Zepplock=- · #3 06/13/2006, 11:06 PM

No. It's not a moon jelly. The one I have is 5mm and has 4 legs. No skirt, but swims like a jelly.

Hunter21 · #4 06/13/2006, 11:11 PM

maybe an upside down jelly! lol

Erin

Gwalker · #5 06/14/2006, 02:13 AM

Well, there aren't any jellies with legs. I assume you mean oral arms? By skirt do you mean a bell? All jellies start out much smaller than the 5mm range when they are call ephyrae and some will go through several visual changes throughout their life. Does it have 4 gastric pouches that look like rings in the center. Does it have any color at all? Give me a pic and I'm sure I can ID it.

G.

Telgian · #6 06/14/2006, 12:32 PM

Does it look similar to this, or any of the jellyfish images in my gallery?

-=Zepplock=- · #7 06/14/2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally posted by Telgian
Does it look similar to this, or any of the jellyfish images in my gallery?

No. The one I have is colorless. Transparent. And small.