Why get a lava-lamp when you can have a jellyfish tank? Florida company Jellyfish Art, who’s been selling jellyfish aquariums since 2011, has just concluded a successful kickstarter for a 3rd-generation, LED, tank. 330 USD will get you a tank that you set up yourself, with the jellyfish following in the mail the next day.
Some people were concerned if there’s enough space for the jellyfish. As harsh as it sounds, jellyfish don’t have a traditional central nervous system, and are probably not aware whether they’re in an ocean or in a fish tank.
“If they get close to a filtration intake in a regular fish tank, they would get sucked in and badly mangled,” the team explained to Huffington Post. “They’re made up of over 90% water so they’re very delicate. The water flow in the tank is designed to have a very gentle outflow spread out over a large surface area…. Our design is the first commercially available cylindrical design.”
More info: jellyfishart.com | facebook | kickstarter | twitter (h/t: huffpost)
See the special LED tank in action in the video below:
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I have to wonder, do the people that are so outraged by this also get outraged by someone having a plant on their desk at work? or at kids having sea monkeys? I have no interest in it, nor do I think it's a good idea, but the Jellyfish have no idea they are there. There is no brain, no central nervous system. It doesn't even have a head! It's basically a sophisticated plant, that thinks and acts and moves on impulse the same way a plant does. Yet if someone keeps a small pot plant inside, starved of sunlight and the ability to grow through a restricted pot, no one cares. The plant doesn't know it's there, it has no consciousness nor feeling, it just survives as a plant does.
it has been proven that plants indeed do have a certain level of consciousness and feelings and can even interact with each other and their environment. They do have a nervous system , just because they don't have a "central" nervous system does not mean jellyfish can't feel or think or make decisions based on their needs and environment. might wanna have a look here: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/8/1215 http://greenspanlab.ucsd.edu/documents/1-s2.0-S096098221300359X-main.pdf
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you can get a tank with fake jellyfish on amazon that look real enough, cruelty free
Mowing your lawn or trimming a tree is about as cruek as keeping a jellyfish. They don't even know they are in a tank.
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Terrible!! Why can't we just left jellyfish alone in their own habitats?
OMG the stress these jellies go thru. The LED lights, the shipping, the tiny aquarium... I"m beyond sad and angry
Jellyfish don't feel stress they don't have a central nervous system. Mowing your lawn is more cruel.
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Keeping wild animals at home is cruel, that included ones that don't have much of a brain. (And no, I despise PETA and similar cults.)
That don't have ANY brain. The jellyfish don't even know they are in a tank. Mowing your lawn is more cruel.
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"To keep the jellyfish happy..." Yeah, I bet it is happy in this tiny aquarium >:( Disgusting
They don't have a brain, nor any concept of their surroundings. It's no different to having a venus flytrap
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Wild animals? Fish are non-domestic. They're aware of their surroundings. And I don't see anyone throwing a fit over millions of dead fish?
There are many people who are concerned for fish, and with good reason: they are sentient beings who deserve our respect and protection. Join us: http://www.FishFeel.org
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"....they’re very delicate" - yet you want to put them on your counter top. Go figure! Some people have less brains than the animals that amuse them.
This is an absolute disgrace. Another example of heartless humans thinking they have the right to limit other creatures' lives for their own pleasure.
Lol mowing your lawn is more cruel than keeping a jellyfish in a tank. You don't see people freaking out about carnivorous plants, jellyfish are no different whatsoever. Do some research. The jellies won't even know they are in a tank or the ocean, they just eat and act on impulse.
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It's a God damn Jelly fish. Not some majestic best of the ocean. They multiply by the millions and die in the millions. In parts of the ocean they are even a pest cause there are too many of them. They can live in the harshest of environments and they can't really choose where they go. Thats mother nature choice there. Which is why so many wash up on shore and die a horrible death. So go out a save those if you want.
For everyone saying this is cruel and inhumane and horrible for the jellyfish, let me ask you one question: are you against people keeping goldfish as pets? What's the difference between keeping pet jellyfish and pet goldfish? Nothing. And before you go on about the tank being too small and so on, how do you know if the tank is too small for that specific breed of jellyfish or not? It may be enough for them. For example, particular breeds of dogs need more space than others, like a golden retriever will need a large home and backyard, but a chihuahua can live in an apartment. Unless you are a specialist in that breed of jellyfish, please do not make assumptions. Furthermore, even if it was a crowded tank, people can keep pet jellyfish just fine using larger tanks.
Right on all you fellow animal defenders. Leave nature in nature. Our lives depend on it
The ad says 30 day guarantee….does that mean they have a short life span?
"And plants are far older than any animal species." NOOOOOOOOOO. Jesus that's so basic. Unless by plants you mean simple algae. Cnidaria are much much older than a typical "plant"!
Ok, so now vegans have to have a bad conscience for eating plants too... oooohhh!
Hey... I know! Let's capture some ethereally beautiful jellyfish that float freely in their vast ocean environment, put them into a teensy, chemical filled plastic box, claim they're too stupid to know the difference, feed them pellets, then watch them float in this unnatural setting 'till we're bored, or they die.
These jellyfish are bred. Not wild. What's the difference between keeping pet jellyfish and pet goldfish? Nothing.
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NEVER for this lady... I've been stung by these mean Jelly fish and had them wrapped around my bare midriff, it was a horrible experience! I don't find them beautiful at all! I think it is a bad idea period!
Red flags: 1. The narrator discusses at length the "business," "crowd funding," and "living art." I love art, but not at the expense of torturing living creatures. 2. They offer a 30-day money-back guarantee; if your jellies die, we'll replace them! Free! This makes me want to cry. Life reduced to an infomercial sales pitch. 3. Vanilla Ice is their spokesperson. WTF. Is this candid camera? Let's just leave these specialized feeders and living wonders of nature in the oceans to do the work they do that helps keep us alive and well. We don't have to destroy every life on the planet just because we make our own species' lives so difficult.
If you mow your lawn you are 10x more cruel than keeping a jellyfish safe from harm. They can't even control where they go and lack the biology to even be tortured. Venus fly traps are about the same. Go educate yourself before making self righteous comments.
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This may sound cruel, but would you feel sorry for cockroaches annihilation if your home was infested? I am all against animal torture, but there has been reportedly a world-wide overpopulation of jellyfish due to excessive fishing, which distorted the natural balance. A couple of years ago or so, on the east coast of the Korean peninsula, we've experienced the phenomenon on our skin (notice the pun)! But no, really, children were sent to hospitals, I almost got burned by a gigantic one, the whole city of Gangneung was talking of nothing but jellyfish, and the news were warning about some particularly poisonous species amongst others that were present in the sea. Later I saw on the news that they found a way to clean the waters from jellyfish (of course, don't take this too literally), so that people can safely enjoy their summer breaks, and it seems it worked.
Daria, nice attempt at an argument, but it doesn't hold water (yes, pun): the company states in its video that the my breed their own jellyfish in captivity. Which means that harvesting them for a slow, torturous death at the hands of greedy people won't do anything for a population problem. If you're suggesting that the jellies somehow "deserve" inhumane treatment simply by virtue of having become overpopulated, then this doesn't bode well at all for our own kind.
Load More Replies... I have to wonder, do the people that are so outraged by this also get outraged by someone having a plant on their desk at work? or at kids having sea monkeys? I have no interest in it, nor do I think it's a good idea, but the Jellyfish have no idea they are there. There is no brain, no central nervous system. It doesn't even have a head! It's basically a sophisticated plant, that thinks and acts and moves on impulse the same way a plant does. Yet if someone keeps a small pot plant inside, starved of sunlight and the ability to grow through a restricted pot, no one cares. The plant doesn't know it's there, it has no consciousness nor feeling, it just survives as a plant does.
it has been proven that plants indeed do have a certain level of consciousness and feelings and can even interact with each other and their environment. They do have a nervous system , just because they don't have a "central" nervous system does not mean jellyfish can't feel or think or make decisions based on their needs and environment. might wanna have a look here: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/8/1215 http://greenspanlab.ucsd.edu/documents/1-s2.0-S096098221300359X-main.pdf
Load More Replies... you can get a tank with fake jellyfish on amazon that look real enough, cruelty free
Mowing your lawn or trimming a tree is about as cruek as keeping a jellyfish. They don't even know they are in a tank.
Load More Replies... Terrible!! Why can't we just left jellyfish alone in their own habitats?
OMG the stress these jellies go thru. The LED lights, the shipping, the tiny aquarium... I"m beyond sad and angry
Jellyfish don't feel stress they don't have a central nervous system. Mowing your lawn is more cruel.
Load More Replies... Keeping wild animals at home is cruel, that included ones that don't have much of a brain. (And no, I despise PETA and similar cults.)
That don't have ANY brain. The jellyfish don't even know they are in a tank. Mowing your lawn is more cruel.
Load More Replies... "To keep the jellyfish happy..." Yeah, I bet it is happy in this tiny aquarium >:( Disgusting
They don't have a brain, nor any concept of their surroundings. It's no different to having a venus flytrap
Load More Replies... Wild animals? Fish are non-domestic. They're aware of their surroundings. And I don't see anyone throwing a fit over millions of dead fish?
There are many people who are concerned for fish, and with good reason: they are sentient beings who deserve our respect and protection. Join us: http://www.FishFeel.org
Load More Replies... "....they’re very delicate" - yet you want to put them on your counter top. Go figure! Some people have less brains than the animals that amuse them.
This is an absolute disgrace. Another example of heartless humans thinking they have the right to limit other creatures' lives for their own pleasure.
Lol mowing your lawn is more cruel than keeping a jellyfish in a tank. You don't see people freaking out about carnivorous plants, jellyfish are no different whatsoever. Do some research. The jellies won't even know they are in a tank or the ocean, they just eat and act on impulse.
Load More Replies... It's a God damn Jelly fish. Not some majestic best of the ocean. They multiply by the millions and die in the millions. In parts of the ocean they are even a pest cause there are too many of them. They can live in the harshest of environments and they can't really choose where they go. Thats mother nature choice there. Which is why so many wash up on shore and die a horrible death. So go out a save those if you want.
For everyone saying this is cruel and inhumane and horrible for the jellyfish, let me ask you one question: are you against people keeping goldfish as pets? What's the difference between keeping pet jellyfish and pet goldfish? Nothing. And before you go on about the tank being too small and so on, how do you know if the tank is too small for that specific breed of jellyfish or not? It may be enough for them. For example, particular breeds of dogs need more space than others, like a golden retriever will need a large home and backyard, but a chihuahua can live in an apartment. Unless you are a specialist in that breed of jellyfish, please do not make assumptions. Furthermore, even if it was a crowded tank, people can keep pet jellyfish just fine using larger tanks.
Right on all you fellow animal defenders. Leave nature in nature. Our lives depend on it
The ad says 30 day guarantee….does that mean they have a short life span?
"And plants are far older than any animal species." NOOOOOOOOOO. Jesus that's so basic. Unless by plants you mean simple algae. Cnidaria are much much older than a typical "plant"!
Ok, so now vegans have to have a bad conscience for eating plants too... oooohhh!
Hey... I know! Let's capture some ethereally beautiful jellyfish that float freely in their vast ocean environment, put them into a teensy, chemical filled plastic box, claim they're too stupid to know the difference, feed them pellets, then watch them float in this unnatural setting 'till we're bored, or they die.
These jellyfish are bred. Not wild. What's the difference between keeping pet jellyfish and pet goldfish? Nothing.
Load More Replies... NEVER for this lady... I've been stung by these mean Jelly fish and had them wrapped around my bare midriff, it was a horrible experience! I don't find them beautiful at all! I think it is a bad idea period!
Red flags: 1. The narrator discusses at length the "business," "crowd funding," and "living art." I love art, but not at the expense of torturing living creatures. 2. They offer a 30-day money-back guarantee; if your jellies die, we'll replace them! Free! This makes me want to cry. Life reduced to an infomercial sales pitch. 3. Vanilla Ice is their spokesperson. WTF. Is this candid camera? Let's just leave these specialized feeders and living wonders of nature in the oceans to do the work they do that helps keep us alive and well. We don't have to destroy every life on the planet just because we make our own species' lives so difficult.
If you mow your lawn you are 10x more cruel than keeping a jellyfish safe from harm. They can't even control where they go and lack the biology to even be tortured. Venus fly traps are about the same. Go educate yourself before making self righteous comments.
Load More Replies... This may sound cruel, but would you feel sorry for cockroaches annihilation if your home was infested? I am all against animal torture, but there has been reportedly a world-wide overpopulation of jellyfish due to excessive fishing, which distorted the natural balance. A couple of years ago or so, on the east coast of the Korean peninsula, we've experienced the phenomenon on our skin (notice the pun)! But no, really, children were sent to hospitals, I almost got burned by a gigantic one, the whole city of Gangneung was talking of nothing but jellyfish, and the news were warning about some particularly poisonous species amongst others that were present in the sea. Later I saw on the news that they found a way to clean the waters from jellyfish (of course, don't take this too literally), so that people can safely enjoy their summer breaks, and it seems it worked.
Daria, nice attempt at an argument, but it doesn't hold water (yes, pun): the company states in its video that the my breed their own jellyfish in captivity. Which means that harvesting them for a slow, torturous death at the hands of greedy people won't do anything for a population problem. If you're suggesting that the jellies somehow "deserve" inhumane treatment simply by virtue of having become overpopulated, then this doesn't bode well at all for our own kind.
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