Deep sea tank?? Is it possible

[gunther13mt]

Has any one ever tryed to do a deep sea tank, Something along the line of anglers and things you would find at the deeper depths that would use the light in their bodies to talk? If not would iy be possible? Or if someone has advice on how to do this.

I currently have my first salt water tank now 55 gallon with 2 true clows, 2 pajama cardinals, 2 watchmen gobies and 1 enginer goby, a sand shifting sea star, 6 snails 4 emerald crabs and 4 cleaner shrimp. Soon to add 2 more pajama cardinals, and a blue hippo tang. So i know the qualities and how a tank functions.
Thanks in advance.

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[vcam]

Hey man,

Unless you plan on buying a baby blue tang, and rehoming it after it grows a little, i'd advise against it. It wouldn't live very long in a 55g ..


In terms of the deep water tank... it'd be hard to do a real one as it would need to be pressurized and such.
But I have been thinking and doing research on an angler species only tank and it is fairly common. Just no crabs,shrimps, or other fish !!
Goodluck !:bounce3:

 

[sde1500]

I don't think the anglers we get are the ones with the lights. Doubt any are collected from those depths, I could be mistaken though.

Also, to be a bit critical, probably should skip that tang.

 

[Dmorty217]

I don't think the anglers we get are the ones with the lights. Doubt any are collected from those depths, I could be mistaken though.

Also, to be a bit critical, probably should skip that tang.

The price would be substantial if they were collected by submarines

 

[gunther13mt]

Noted i checked my lfs and a few other sites they say should be at least a 40 gallon tank to have them comfortably live. As for the mentioned tank it seems to not be possible but i assume like anything with enough money you could make it happen

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[stempy07]

Noted i checked my lfs and a few other sites they say should be at least a 40 gallon tank to have them comfortably live. As for the mentioned tank it seems to not be possible but i assume like anything with enough money you could make it happen

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That's for juvies, they just want to sell you a fish as they could care less about its long term health. Adults will suffer in a 55. Please do more research.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

You might want to not listen to a store that only cares to get your money. A blue hippo tang needs a min of 180 gals. They get to over a foot long.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+43+330&pcatid=330

QUICK STATS

Minimum Tank Size: 180 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Reef Compatible: Yes
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025
Max. Size: 1'
Color Form: Blue
Diet: Herbivore
Compatibility: View Chart
Origin: Fiji, Indonesia, Maldives, Solomon Islands
Family: Acanthuridae

 

[tanked_life]

Lets put it this way, I bought a Yellow tang and a Picasso trigger for my 55g. they are bot about 3-4" right now and happy. Once the tang hits 5-6" im upgrading to a 260

 

[PIPSTER]

You'll never find really deep marine life for sale because they die if brought up to the surface.

 

[Dmorty217]

Lets put it this way, I bought a Yellow tang and a Picasso trigger for my 55g. they are bot about 3-4" right now and happy. Once the tang hits 5-6" im upgrading to a 260

Yeah and you also only have those two in there it sounds like.

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

A deep-sea pressurized aquarium has been built but it is by no means practical. The AbyssBox was created by researchers to do exactly what you described doing. Of the many impracticalities include acquiring specimens for display, keeping them alive, feeding them (if they would eat) and it's only about 4.2 gallons. It's still an incredible feat of aquarium engineering!

http://www.wired.com/2012/06/st_abyssbox/

 

[Zoodiver]

There are a few places that can collect deep water via submersibles. The trick is to adapt them to the new low pressure environment. It can be done, and it has been done.

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

There are a few places that can collect deep water via submersibles. The trick is to adapt them to the new low pressure environment. It can be done, and it has been done.

It depends on how deep you're talking. You can't adapt a fish that lives 1000s of feet down to sea level pressure. Well maybe but it would take probably weeks of slow decompression. The fish that are decompressed from depth are typically no deeper than 500 to maybe 700ft via submersible and even at those depths it's not perfect. A lot of fish collected around 300-350ft are decompressed by popping the swim bladder but that is risky too.

 

[gunther13mt]

Defently sounds like this a very far future possibility but no time soon. I was watching a show that made me think it would be interesting to have some form. But as stated its not practical and defently not cost effective

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[ChimolaFish]

Ok, so Im not going to go too far in depth (no pun intended) since you're clearly not someone I would trust to take care of them. But there are a few species that can be kept that are bioluminescient. The 'anglers with the light' are huge, by the way. However, as long as a fish is acclimated as it comes up (many many hours), most can make the transition without decompressing. However, this makes cost insane, and you'd still have to get a trustworthy supplier (not a lot of them). You'd be surprised how many fish are deep water and are in the hobby often, but becuse of poor harvesting and adaptation, not to mention the fact that they are fragile anyway, they almost always die. Just some food for thought. However, making a tank like what you saw on planet ocean definitely isn't happening even if you were very experienced.

 

[2smokes]

A deep-sea pressurized aquarium has been built but it is by no means practical. The AbyssBox was created by researchers to do exactly what you described doing. Of the many impracticalities include acquiring specimens for display, keeping them alive, feeding them (if they would eat) and it's only about 4.2 gallons. It's still an incredible feat of aquarium engineering!

http://www.wired.com/2012/06/st_abyssbox/

Nice aquarium.

 

[Joe0813]

Hippo shouldn't be in that size tank. They get huge. As for the deep water i think it's possible would just cost a lot