octopus and jellyfish

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  1. hottielover14

    hottielover14 Torch Coral

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    has anybody had a octopus or a jellyfish. I saw them on liveaquaria.com. They look pretty awsome and they would be neat to have. respond with you opinions.
     
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  2. JohnO

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    Can't say I know anyone who has ever successfully kept Jellyfish, but Octopeds are quite common.

    If you are interested in them ( Octo's ) here is a good link

    http://www.tonmo.com/

    John
     
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    octopuses are common. do you know anyone that has them. would a jellyfish be hard to take care of.
     
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    I believe they both eat live fish ::)
    Don't know anyone with one.... ;D
     
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    I would suggest to you, from the very little that I know, that Jellyfish would be almost impossible to keep. As for Octopeds, go to the site I referred you to, it has all the info you could every want to know about them.

    In both cases you would need a single species tank and very special care.

    John
     
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    what do jellyfish eat. by special care what do you mean.
     
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    My understanding is that Jelly fish will eat anything that is smaller than themselves. So a jellyfish that you sould keep in an aquarium could be fed with planktonic food. They would also be best kept under a very low current.

    Now HL14, there's something to start with, so how about you find out everything there is to know about keeping Jellyfish and post your findings :)

    John
     
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