Cichlid tank with a Jellyfish?!

[DeirdreHoyle]

Hi all,
Last night my boyfriend and I went out to a bar with some friends and there was a fish tank set in the wall near where we sat. It looked to be about 125-150 gallons (rough estimate, I'm not great at guessing tank sizes) and it was stocked with two electric yellow cichlids, a white convict and some other african cichlids that I couldn't place. and then there was a jellyfish!!

I immediately thought...umm don't jellyfish need cold temperatures and salt water? And they're in a tropical cichlid tank? Not everyone was as concerned as I was because most people don't go to a bar and fixate on the fish tanks lol...but I was deeply confused! Does anyone have any ideas of how cichlids and jellyfish could be kept together?

 

[bribo12]

Simple answer, it was fake. They make fake ones that look pretty real and move in the current

 

[DeirdreHoyle]

Simple answer, it was fake. They make fake ones that look pretty real and move in the current

That's what I thought but it really did look real..it kept moving its tentacles like it was trying to grab food or something.

It was probably fake but it was so convincing...

 

[JessiNoel21]

I had them in my 280 and yes they look very real and move just like a live one

 

[herp_mommy]

Most likely an Eshopps Floating Jellyfish. They make lionfish too. Pretty convincing.

 

[clarkm]

Call the bar and ask if the jellyfish is real ?

 

[Glene20]

Sounds cool. Where can u get these fake jellyfish ?

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[JessiNoel21]

Most LFS sell them

 

[DeirdreHoyle]

I would get one if I had a bigger tank it looked pretty cool lol thanks for your help guys I was so confused!