Has anyone successfully raised a Coelacanth in captivity?

[fishhead0103666]

I'm a bit disappointed that Fishhead didn't catch that first.

Geography is not my strong suit I'm afraid. Also I posted mere seconds after TwoHed

 

[Eclipse390]

I was quite obsessed with these fish when I was younger, it would be incredible to be able to see them in an aquarium one day

 

[krichardson]

I was quite obsessed with these fish when I was younger, it would be incredible to be able to see them in an aquarium one day

Agreed.I would love to see a live one up close in a tank.

 

[tlindsey]

This brings hope that we will find other “extinct animals” still alive and kicking. How about some velociraptors in the jungle or Sabre tooth tigers in the tundra.....

Wow now that would be fun. No way I rather just worry about what we have running around wild now lol. Love prehistoric mammal's and reptiles .

 

[FishBeast]

They live in very deep water IIRC which helps their metabolism or something. Not sure if that can be replicated in a public aquarium. They are incredible ancient fish!

 

[Ogertron3000]

I wonder if somehow you could set up a pressurised tank to mimic the water pressure they live in. Would be cool but probably not practical for your living room.

 

[Lepisosteus]

I got one in a 20 long. It does ok

 

[squint]

Pressure Chamber Safely Takes Fish From Twilight Zone

Without the small, pressurized chamber, a fish's swim bladders likely wouldn't survive the ascent out of water.

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[Niki_up]

Pressure Chamber Safely Takes Fish From Twilight Zone

Without the small, pressurized chamber, a fish's swim bladders likely wouldn't survive the ascent out of water.

www.nationalgeographic.com

You made me forget I was even on MFK for a moment....and now I want to go watch documentaries of the ocean...

 

[Akeno071]

This brings hope that we will find other “extinct animals” still alive and kicking. How about some velociraptors in the jungle or Sabre tooth tigers in the tundra.....

The Velociraptors you're thinking of here are a Jurassic Park/World construct, and are actually like Deinonychus then velociraptors!
Likewise the Jurassic Park Spinosaurus being depicted as a bipedal t-rex like thing, instead of the much more piscivorous quadruple ( though most likely able to switch as it needs ) it is in real life.
Actual historical, or pre-historical(?), Velociraptors were infact quite small and not the eat-your-face-off things as shown in common media.
Technically its also a sabre-toothed cat, not tiger, as Smilodon do not share much relation to the modern cat.

Must admit, wasn't expecting the prehistory knowledge to come out on this part of the internet.