The Japanese Sea Nettle (Chrysaora pacifica)

The Japanese Sea Nettle jellyfish (Chrysaora pacifica) has a lightly coloured bell with dark orange lines from the middle of the bell to its edges. They have long tentacles, which can be up to 10 feet long and can cause skin irritation and burn when touched.

The Japanese Sea Nettle Specifics:

• Size: maximum bell size – 30 cm
• Length of life: approximately 1-2 years
• Colouring: white with dark orange lines
• Safety: stingy (a rash can appear)
• Placement: bigger aquariums
• Feeding: Artemia, small fish and other jellyfish

Conditions for breeding

• Ammonia NH3: 0 ppm
• Nitrite NO2: 0 ppm
• Nitrate NO2: 25 ppm
• pH: 8 – 8.3
• Temperature: 13 - 18 °C
• Salinity: around 1.020 – 1.026 g/cm3
• Feeding: once a day