i have tiny little jellie fish

krampy2 · 02/18/2008, 03:28 PM

i have tiny little jelly fish swimming around my tank. what are they.

Aquarist007 · 02/18/2008, 03:29 PM

can you post a picture

jsc4354 · 02/18/2008, 04:49 PM

Copepods? How tiny?

John C.

DawnOctopus · 02/18/2008, 06:02 PM

hydroids?

Larah · 02/18/2008, 06:03 PM

photo?

styndall · 02/18/2008, 06:26 PM

It's probably the larval stage of something or other.

krampy2 · 02/18/2008, 07:31 PM

it's way to small to get a pix. but it looks just like a small jelly fish going crazy in my tank

Aquarist007 · 02/18/2008, 09:53 PM

try this site for identification:

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

gumby007 · 02/18/2008, 10:00 PM

Does it look like this? I shot this pic of one in my tank about 3 months ago. For visual, I included a pic of a flatworm and pod all in the same shot!

evoracer · 02/18/2008, 10:02 PM

That's a GREAT shot!

rjsilvers · 02/18/2008, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gumby007
Does it look like this? I shot this pic of one in my tank about 3 months ago. For visual, I included a pic of a flatworm and pod all in the same shot!

Very cool. He still around after 3 months?

FBNitro · 02/19/2008, 01:07 AM

General Rule with Jellies is that if they swim they are more reef safe than if they walk, but they aren't 100% reef safe. If they walk they may walk on corals and do more damage than the swimmers that will land on a coral, stay put and swim away after a bit.

I have swimmers in mine, about 4 of them now, but they seem to be dropping in numbers lately, I had up to a dozen at one point.

If you don't have corals, you may want to wait them out. If you have corals then I wouldn't add any more for a bit. At least that's my opinion.

uscharalph · 02/19/2008, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gumby007
Does it look like this? I shot this pic of one in my tank about 3 months ago. For visual, I included a pic of a flatworm and pod all in the same shot!

Looks like an alien! LOL!!!!

FBNitro · 02/19/2008, 01:24 AM

Here's my alien with his space ship in the background and a strange blue aura...

His flatworm does look quite a bit like the USS Enterprise.

gumby007 · 02/19/2008, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rjsilvers
Very cool. He still around after 3 months?

No, I only had a few in my tank, and they were no longer to be seen after about 1 week. I'm sure I will never see them again either, but what a sight. It's so cool to see life just pop out of nowhere, you never know what you're gonna see.

Myrddraal · 02/19/2008, 12:16 PM

I had a bunch of those short after adding my live rock too. They go away, but are very neat while they're in the tank.

02/18/2008, 03:28 PM	#1
krampy2 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: plainville Posts: 7	i have tiny little jellie fish i have tiny little jelly fish swimming around my tank. what are they.

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Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	can you post a picture __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

02/18/2008, 09:53 PM	#8
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	try this site for identification: http://www.melevsreef.com/id/ __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

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evoracer Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 571	That's a GREAT shot! __________________ ______________________________________________________ Jeremy Second-Decade Club!

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Myrddraal Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 431	I had a bunch of those short after adding my live rock too. They go away, but are very neat while they're in the tank. __________________ ~Jayson

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jsc4354 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 170	Copepods? How tiny? John C.

02/18/2008, 06:02 PM	#4
DawnOctopus Octopus in Training Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Billerica, MA Posts: 113	hydroids?

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Larah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 1,932	photo?

02/18/2008, 06:26 PM	#6
styndall Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 282	It's probably the larval stage of something or other.

02/18/2008, 07:31 PM	#7
krampy2 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: plainville Posts: 7	it's way to small to get a pix. but it looks just like a small jelly fish going crazy in my tank

02/18/2008, 10:00 PM	#9
gumby007 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 107	Does it look like this? I shot this pic of one in my tank about 3 months ago. For visual, I included a pic of a flatworm and pod all in the same shot!

02/19/2008, 01:07 AM	#12
FBNitro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 641	General Rule with Jellies is that if they swim they are more reef safe than if they walk, but they aren't 100% reef safe. If they walk they may walk on corals and do more damage than the swimmers that will land on a coral, stay put and swim away after a bit. I have swimmers in mine, about 4 of them now, but they seem to be dropping in numbers lately, I had up to a dozen at one point. If you don't have corals, you may want to wait them out. If you have corals then I wouldn't add any more for a bit. At least that's my opinion.

02/19/2008, 01:24 AM	#14
FBNitro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 641	Here's my alien with his space ship in the background and a strange blue aura... His flatworm does look quite a bit like the USS Enterprise.