Is there an octopus at the Seattle Aquarium?


Is there an octopus at the Seattle Aquarium? Join Seattle Aquarium staff as they answer your questions about these fascinating cephalopods—plus, enjoy footage of our octopus habitat and watch a feeding of Kraken, our giant Pacific octopus!


Does the Seattle Aquarium have jellyfish?

It takes a lot of moon jellies (between 150 and 200) to fill our popular Ring of Life exhibit—and that's why we grow our own, behind the scenes in small tanks called “kreisels.” The jellies start out as polyps and, in about six to eight months, when juveniles have matured to a larger size, they can be moved into the ...