Can you get pet jellyfish in the UK?

Moon Jellyfish are the perfect choice for beginner pet jellyfish keepers. All our moon jellyfish are bred in the UK making them suitable for the aquarium environment. Be sure to choose the right amount of jellyfish for your jellyfish tank.

Can you own mini jellyfish?

Moon Jellyfish grow (and shrink) in size depending on the amount of food they are given. For this reason they make great starter pets, as their size can be easily manipulated to the size of the tank.

Can you keep jellyfish in a small tank?

Can You Keep Jellyfish in an Aquarium? Many people wonder if they can keep jellyfish in their fish tanks. The answer is, YES, it is possible to keep jellyfish as pets as long as you provide them with the optimal environment they need to survive.

How do I get a jellyfish as a pet?

Jellyfish are salt water animals so you will need to use salt water only in the tank. You can make your own salt water using marine salt or buy pre-mixed salt water at your local pet store. Do not use sea salt or salt for consumption! To make salt water for your tank, you can use aquarium salt or ionic salt.

Are jellyfish easy pets?

Keeping any animal requires you to learn about the basic requirements to keep it healthy and jellyfish are no different. As a somewhat delicate saltwater creature, jellyfish requires a little more effort than a standard goldfish, however they are easier to keep than many other saltwater fish.

How big is a moon jellyfish?

between 2-15 inches
Size: The Moon jellyfish ranges between 2-15 inches (5-38 cm) in diameter, with average diameter being about seven inches (17.8 cm) and three inches (7.6 cm) tall.

Can jellyfish go in a fish tank?

Jellyfish cannot live in a normal aquarium. They require aquariums that have no corners, a constant water flow and a protected outlet. Therefore jellyfish aquariums need to be made specifically for jellyfish.

What size tank does a jellyfish need?

This depends on which aquarium you have. As a general rule, we recommend that you have one jellyfish for every 5 litres of water in the tank. For example a 45 litre aquarium can house 9 jellyfish (45 divided by 5 = 9).

What do you feed pet jellyfish?

Most jellyfish love to be fed on live baby brine shrimp or frozen baby brine shrimp. In the wild, brine shrimp will commonly be a jellyfish’s diet. We sell Baby Brine Shrimp Kits, to allow you to easily hatch your own fresh baby brine shrimp, ready to feed to your jellies.

Is it cruel to keep jellyfish?

Keeping jellyfish in an aquarium is no crueler than keeping a plant in a plant pot. In the wild mortality rates are exceedingly high with only a few jellies in every thousand reaching maturity due to natural predation and beaching.

Is jellyfish and Aurelia same?

Aurelia aurita (also called the common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, moon jelly or saucer jelly) is a species of the genus Aurelia.