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Jelly fish only actively go after jelly and which jelly they will hit is random. Since cakes usually have jelly under them, and is not destroyed till the cake is, the fish will go after it but it is random as to which piece they will hit.
If there is no jelly the fish are completely random.
Don't rely on jelly fish outside of just getting jelly in unreachable areas.