View Full Version : Jellyfish id!
-=Zepplock=-
06/13/2006, 07:09 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
06/13/2006, 07:25 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=-
06/13/2006, 10:06 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
06/13/2006, 10:11 PM
maybe an upside down jelly! lol
Erin
Gwalker
06/14/2006, 01:13 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
06/14/2006, 11:32 AM
Does it look similar to this, or any of the jellyfish images in my gallery?
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/74878SIDE1-1.jpg
-=Zepplock=-
06/14/2006, 11:35 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7559312#post7559312 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Telgian
Does it look similar to this, or any of the jellyfish images in my gallery?
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/74878SIDE1-1.jpg
No. The one I have is colorless. Transparent. And small.
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