I wonder if this will make it to the states and be affordable. It seems like a potential direction for small egged octos ...

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1735

thats cool. my fiance really wants a jellyfish tank. but theyre so damn EXPENSIVE.

only problem is finding decent jellies......

oh man i wish i had bookmarked the site i found. it had anything you could ever want

I have been wishing for years that I could get a descent plankton kreisel to attempt raising planktonic octopus paralarvae. Its the whole expense that kills. Making them is pretty hard as well.

I think Kreisals have been around for a bit...no sign of the price coming down though :sad:

j

DIY!

me DIY numbskull, fingers all thumbs, permanently tripping over own feet......VERY bad idea!!!!

I once stepped off our front path onto the lawn tripped and broke my leg in several places (requiring 11 pins and a plate to repair) I shudder to think what I could do with a drill, hammer, glue etc!

J

Yeah Jean, but just remember that it's not about the pain, it's about the economics... the hospital visit could still be cheaper than that commercial tank! :smile:

ouch jean. that sounds horrible. are there any do it yourself jelly plans out there?

Lots. Just google "DIY Kreisel (http://www.google.com/search?q=diy+kreisel&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF)"

thanks. i never wouldve thought they'd be so expensive for how theyre made. the only thing im still stuck on is the filter system and how the water flow is set up.

Yeah Jean, but just remember that it's not about the pain, it's about the economics... the hospital visit could still be cheaper than that commercial tank! :smile:

Well yes as Hospitals are free in NZ (unless you go private) 6 months off work was a little pricey though!

J

Amazon sent me this link to a new book on keeping Jellyfish in an aquarium. I am tempted to get it and I thought others might be interested:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160494126X/ref=pe_5050_9883010_pe_snp_26X

here's a link to the publisher of the that has an excerpt:
http://www.wheatmark.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BS&Product_Code=9781604941265

I do wish they had gotten reviews from people that aren't the author's coworkers though.

erin

now creeping off to watch Hammer Peter Cushing films

esquid,

Thanks for the find. I'll return the favor (if you have not already read it) with a rather nice write up on Peter Cushing as I am not a horror film fan and had to look him up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cushing

jelliquarium.com has kreisel tanks. They start at 2 or 3 thousand :).

esquid,

Thanks for the find. I'll return the favor (if you have not already read it) with a rather nice write up on Peter Cushing as I am not a horror film fan and had to look him up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cushing

Thanks, that is a pretty decent entry on him. It doesn't talk about one of his acting trade marks though: massive usage of props. If you want to see what I'm talking about watch "Hound of the Baskervilles" (it's also Christopher Lee's only romantic lead role).

there is an interesting company called jellyfish art. wouldn't buy a tank from them, look expensive, but they have a ton of cool jellies. not sure if i'm allowed to link to the website on here but they have one

there is an interesting company called jellyfish art. wouldn't buy a tank from them, look expensive, but they have a ton of cool jellies. not sure if i'm allowed to link to the website on here but they have one

A link would be great, as long as it's on topic (e.g. not to unrelated ads or porn or something.)

Midwater Systems.com sell moon jellyfish and kreisel tanks along with jelly polyps and frag tanks