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Green Jellyfish

Green Jellyfish in Terraria

Fishing Blue Consumable Crafting material

Numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

TypeFishing
RarityBlue
Bait power20
Buy price17 gold 50 silver
Sell price3 gold 50 silver

Used in 1 recipe

MakesIngredientsAt
Green Jellyfish Jar1 × Green Jellyfish, 1 × Bottled WaterBy hand

Cavern water harvesting and decoration

Reeling in this verdant medusa requires casting fishing lines into deep freshwater pools within the Cavern layer. Unlike the aggressive glowing cnidarians that ambush spelunkers in flooded caves, this harvested creature behaves strictly as an inventory commodity. Combining it with an empty Bottle produces a Green Jellyfish Jar, creating an illuminated aquatic terrarium for display and room decoration.

Bait metrics versus currency trading

The item features 20% bait power, matching the bait capacity of basic fireflies when used on a fishing line. However, consuming it as bait is generally inadvisable because vendors purchase each specimen for 3 gold 50 silver. Anglers pulling several green specimens from cavern waters can rapidly accumulate gold coins to fund early goblin reforges and nurse treatments, making sale the optimal strategic path over sacrificial fishing tackle.

Trivia

  • The green coloration mirrors the toxic cavern enemy variant found in Hardmode caves.
  • It shares identical catch conditions and depth requirements with the blue jellyfish.

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