Eight years ago, my sister and I had two pet jelly fish. They were really sweet and adorable. These particular type of jellyfish did not sting or have tentacles so they were perfectly safe. On the day that we caught them, we were swimming in the water and then all of the sudden a huge swarm of them came floating by. We ran inside to grab the crabbing net and decided that we wanted to catch one. When we got back, we scooped up a couple and put them into a bucket with some water. At that point my mother came out and told us a story. When she was little, she and her friend caught some man-o-wars and put them on a raft. When they threw them back, her friend jumped on the raft and got stung. My sister and I were scared that when we touched the net that we would be stung, but my mother assured us that these particular type of Jellyfish did not sting. We had two cannonball Jellies named Jelly and Jolly. We kept them for a few days and then eventually threw them back. Over all, I would say, don't assume that something is dangerous or safe until you know for sure.
Source of image: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/jellyfi.html
You are officially the very first person I have ever known to have had a pet jellyfish!
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I am not sure I could ever have a jellyfish as a pet, when I was little I was stung by one at the beach, not fun. However I am all for the idea of pet jellyfish, they way they swim is so cool.
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