nice experiment,....
did u try to make the jfish using particles or what was your intension.
I would rec you to use polys for the beginning. If you're familiar with Mayas Paint Tools then have a look at thus tut:
https://www.blackorb.com/3dtutorials/jellyfish.pdf
I'am going through it too, so I keep you posted if u want
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