Purple Striped Jellyfish (Chrysaora colorata)
Overview
Purple Striped Jellyfish is usually in light pink to white colour until they grow to the size of 10cm, then they will start developing the purple stripes on their bell. The bell of the purple-striped jelly is bowl-shaped. Four long, frilly oral arms that appear to be coiled and spiralled hang below the bell margin. The arms may be lacking in older jellies in the wild. Eight thin, long tentacles also hang from the bell’s margin.
Relatively easy to breed and grow. The healthy polyps can spread fast and produce jellyfish quickly. Newly born ephyrae are already capable of feeding baby brine shrimp well. They grow well on feeding moon jellyfish and can catch a whole moon jellyfish after they grew to juvenile. They feed also feed on other types of food such as baby/adult brine shrimp, mysids and sea food shakes.
Species Information
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Harmful to humans: Partially – Relatively stronger compared to other Chrysaora species. Stings from captive bred species are usually undetectable, however may cause irritation to those with sensitive skin.
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Distribution: Pacific Ocean, primarily off the coast of California including Monterey and Bodega Bays, off Santa Barbara, and in the San Pedro Basin.
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Maximum Bell Size: 70cm (2.3 ft)
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Life Span: 2-3 years in captivity
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Feeding: Freshly hatched baby brine shrimp, adult brine shrimp, mysids, sea food shake, moon jellyfish, comb jellyfish
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Temperature: 15– 22°C (59 – 71.6°F)
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Photosynthetic: No
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Care level: Moderate
Notes: This species is relatively easy to keep and grow compared to other Chrysaora species. They do best with feeding on moon jellyfish but feed on wide range of other food. Sea food shake are fed better if it was blended and set with gelatin.