Anyones lung fish built a cocoon???

[Squirtle919]

Hey all

So I know this might be really weird not sure how true it is, But today I was reading and found out lung fish can build a cacoon and changing there body chemistry around to allow them to go long periods of time without food. It happened to a team of scientist working with lungfish they shipped it in a mud create and when it arrived in the other lab they could not see it so they stored the box 6 months later they found it in the create and added water and he came back like nothing happened :S

Just wondering if they do this in captive? Im sure they don't ship them in huge creates so was thinking most fish tanks would be large etc.

Imo would be really cool to watch, a lot different to normal fish!

 

[Chub_by]

Lungfish hibernate this way, when the body of water they live in dries out. Then only mud is left, and they do what the lungfish you read about did
Since nobody has mud as a substrate and nobody lets their aquarium dry out when the fish are still in it, lungfish don't do this in aquariums.

 

[jordanlewis100]

I'm sure in the early days they used to ship 'em around the world in their cocoons too! I would have thought they were only sent to zoological collections and museums then though!


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[Wiggles92]

IMO, it's not a good idea to try it because they don't always survive being in the cocoon.

 

[Nick1223]

What a cool fish!

 

[barberking12]

IMO, it's not a good idea to try it because they don't always survive being in the cocoon.

have u tried

 

[Wiggles92]

have u tried

No, I haven't tried it because I've read about how they don't always make it; I don't see the need to try it either.

 

[Squirtle919]

mmm I guess it would be risky, still sounds amazing!! i haven't read much else about it so dont know the risk !