Best Jellyfish Lamp Overall: Colorlife Electric Jellyfish Tank Table Lamp

Jellyfish have to be our favorite exhibit when visiting our local aquarium—beautiful, haunting and mesmerizing, we could watch these things swim all day.

Good news: now you can bring that experience home with a jellyfish lamp—yes, a lamp with realistic-looking jellyfish that swim around a small water tank. 

Jellyfish lamps make great night lights . . . and we heard from more than one of our readers who think they also help reduce stress and anxiety. There’s something calming about these lamps!

Before you purchase a jellyfish lamp, a few tips.

All of these lamps require the jellyfish to be soaked in liquid detergent for a day or so. This enables them to “swim” correctly. Also important: some lamps require purified or distilled water. Bottom line: follow the set up instructions closely!

For the best overall jellyfish lamp, we like the Colorlife Electric Jellyfish Tank Table Lamp. It’s the ideal size (9.1″ tall) to fit nicely on most desks or shelves. Here’s more:

What We Liked

• Quiet!

• Great as a night light (although it does have a four hour auto-shut off . . . so it won’t be on all night).

• 12 different colors that can cycle through. Or you can choose a single color.

What Needs Work

• Must soak the jellyfish in liquid detergent for a day before using. Follow the directions! If not, the jellyfish may not float or swim correctly. 

Best Tall Jellyfish Lamp: Lightahead LED Fantasy Jellyfish Lamp

Jellyfish lamps can be addictive—and if you start with a small lamp, you may soon be finding yourself buying a taller version. If that’s you, we recommend Lightahead’s LED Fantasy Jellyfish Lamp. At 14″ tall, it is perfect for a desk or bookshelf. Similar to other lamps, you can cycle through five colors or just choose a single color. 

What We Liked

• Relaxing!

• Auto shut-off after four hours.

• 5-color cycle. Yes, you can choose just one color if you wish.

• Easy to set up.

• Great conversation starter.

What Needs Work

• Not as many color choices as other lamps. We thought the five colors was adequate though. 

Best Budget-Friendly Lamp: Lightahead LED Mini Desktop Fantasy Jellyfish Lamp

This lamp is made by the same company as the tall jellyfish lamp discussed above. Same basic concept, just smaller tank—8.7″ versus 14″ for the tall version.  

One difference: this lamp can work off 3 AAA batteries (or A/C power). So it can go cordless if you wish.

What We Liked

• Compact size makes a nice night light.

• 3 LED lights (red, blue, green) given shimmer effect as jellyfish swim around.

• Easy to set up.

What Needs Work

• Batteries don’t last long. It’s probably best to run this off A/C power. 

Best Jellyfish Lamp Night Light: Calover Electric Jellyfish Night Light

Jellyfish lamps make for great night lights for a kids room (or teenager . . . or young adult). This jellyfish lamp is a kid favorite: the jellyfish are very realistic! Here’s more:

What We Liked

• Excellent gift.

• 4 hour auto shut-off.

• 4 colors that can cycle—or chose one solid color.

What Needs Work

• Jellyfish can get stuck. Not a big deal, as you can unstick them . . . but if it happens frequently, we understand why some folks get frustrated!

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