In both this tank and Tank 9, which contains sea nettles, narrow-beam spotlights illuminate the animals rather than the tanks, which are painted matte black. The overall effect is similar to that which would be seen in the open ocean. Meet Leslee Yasukochi Leslee at work n the wild, jellies feed mainly on zooplankton, including other jellies, and small fishes encountered while drifting. At the aquarium, it is not practical to provide wild-caught zooplankton on a daily basis. Instead, our jellies are fed newly hatched brine shrimp larvae enriched with a nutritious supplement, along with frozen krill and other animals.
Food is provided twice daily to keep our specimens healthy and strong.
To maintain our exhibits we need to have jellies on hand year round. Uncertain availability and the desire to reduce collecting in the wild have led us to culture jellies on-site. The moon jellies now displayed have all been raised at the aquarium. We have also raised sea nettles and are currently working on propagating the purple-striped jelly and lion's mane jelly. Culturing jellies is very tedious work due to their complex life cycles.