Deep sea tank?? Is it possible

gunther13mt · 06/01/2016, 07:18 PM

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farfromsea · 06/01/2016, 09:47 PM

No at lower depths like we learned for diving, the pressure is very high. At some very low depths a diver's oxygen tank would be crushed just by the sheer pressure. I imagine light would also be an issue because light penetration is low there it would be difficult to enjoy a tank in near or complete darkness. I don't know what depth these anglers live at that you mentioned because I don't know very many of them but replicating the pressure required would be impossible/extremely expensive

snorvich · 06/02/2016, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by farfromsea

No at lower depths like we learned for diving, the pressure is very high. At some very low depths a diver's oxygen tank would be crushed just by the sheer pressure. I imagine light would also be an issue because light penetration is low there it would be difficult to enjoy a tank in near or complete darkness. I don't know what depth these anglers live at that you mentioned because I don't know very many of them but replicating the pressure required would be impossible/extremely expensive

Divers use compressed air not oxygen (or they would be dead from oxygen toxicity). Fish that are properly decompressed can transition to tank life. Anglers reside in relatively shallow water.

Bent · 06/02/2016, 12:17 PM

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Divers use compressed air not oxygen (or they would be dead from oxygen toxicity). Fish that are properly decompressed can transition to tank life. Anglers reside in relatively shallow water.

I think he meant a monkfish when he said angler.

jd371 · 06/02/2016, 12:34 PM

Anglerfish. Wouldn't want it in my tank.

Bent · 06/02/2016, 01:52 PM

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Anglerfish. Wouldn't want it in my tank.

Lol why not? That's freaking cool if you ask me.

jd371 · 06/02/2016, 02:01 PM

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Lol why not? That's freaking cool if you ask me.

Yeah, until it takes a nice chunk out of your hand while working in your tank.

Bent · 06/02/2016, 03:30 PM

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Yeah, until it takes a nice chunk out of your hand while working in your tank.

Meh, that's what Kevlar is for!

gunther13mt · 06/02/2016, 07:22 PM

Thanks for the quick replys. Ive seen post of people keeping anglers. I think it would be cool to have a tank if it was possible. As for chunck out my hand thats free food

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farfromsea · 06/02/2016, 07:59 PM

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Divers use compressed air not oxygen (or they would be dead from oxygen toxicity). Fish that are properly decompressed can transition to tank life. Anglers reside in relatively shallow water.

Yes not pure oxygen my apologies for laziness..the air we breathe has nitrogen etc

Cliving1 · 06/03/2016, 05:05 AM

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Meh, that's what Kevlar is for!

Agreed. That would be one bad a** tank if you had one of those.

Bent · 06/03/2016, 06:35 AM

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Thanks for the quick replys. Ive seen post of people keeping anglers. I think it would be cool to have a tank if it was possible. As for chunck out my hand thats free food

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There are anglers out there that are appropriate to keep in a species tank.

Just not that one.

Maritimer · 06/03/2016, 07:48 PM

There are plenty of shallow-water anglers such as frogfish, which are wonderful residents of an appropriate tank, but the true "deep-sea" fishes haven't ever (to my knowledge) been kept for more than a few moments in a glass box.

At the public aquarium I work at on weekends, we used to have a deepwater tank which featured New England red crabs, hagfish, and giant isopods. Sort of like a 'pod from your tank, but about the size of a junior football. Very cool display, decorated with a few bones from a dolphin skeleton that'd washed up, and a cast of a pygmy sperm whale's skull.

~Bruce

zelie_dad · 06/03/2016, 08:09 PM

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At the public aquarium I work at on weekends, we used to have a deepwater tank ...

What happened to it?

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gunther13mt · 06/04/2016, 10:31 AM

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There are plenty of shallow-water anglers such as frogfish, which are wonderful residents of an appropriate tank, but the true "deep-sea" fishes haven't ever (to my knowledge) been kept for more than a few moments in a glass box.

At the public aquarium I work at on weekends, we used to have a deepwater tank which featured New England red crabs, hagfish, and giant isopods. Sort of like a 'pod from your tank, but about the size of a junior football. Very cool display, decorated with a few bones from a dolphin skeleton that'd washed up, and a cast of a pygmy sperm whale's skull.

~Bruce

That sounds super cool

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06/01/2016, 07:18 PM	#1
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06/02/2016, 07:22 PM	#9
gunther13mt Starting to help others Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: South Dakota Posts: 137	Thanks for the quick replys. Ive seen post of people keeping anglers. I think it would be cool to have a tank if it was possible. As for chunck out my hand thats free food Sent from my VS880 using Tapatalk __________________ 55 gal, salinity 1.024, temp 80.4-81, 2 True Clown, 1 Watchman Goby, 1 Engineer goby, 2 cleaner shrimp, 3 astrea snails, 3 nassruai snails, 4 emerald crabs,1 sand shifting sea star, 1 condy, 1 fire fi

06/03/2016, 07:48 PM	#13
Maritimer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW Connecticut, U.S.A. Posts: 419	There are plenty of shallow-water anglers such as frogfish, which are wonderful residents of an appropriate tank, but the true "deep-sea" fishes haven't ever (to my knowledge) been kept for more than a few moments in a glass box. At the public aquarium I work at on weekends, we used to have a deepwater tank which featured New England red crabs, hagfish, and giant isopods. Sort of like a 'pod from your tank, but about the size of a junior football. Very cool display, decorated with a few bones from a dolphin skeleton that'd washed up, and a cast of a pygmy sperm whale's skull. ~Bruce __________________ Because anything else ... is just a fishtank. Zoey's Reef has come to life! Zoas, 'shrooms and LPS of several sorts, CUC, dartfish, wrasses and others swim above the sand . . . Current Tank Info: Kingston & Zoey's Reef; 220g, Deltec skimmer, 2 MaxSpect Gyre x-50s, 2,500gph or so through the sump. SPS are surviving . . .

06/01/2016, 09:47 PM	#2
farfromsea Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 549	No at lower depths like we learned for diving, the pressure is very high. At some very low depths a diver's oxygen tank would be crushed just by the sheer pressure. I imagine light would also be an issue because light penetration is low there it would be difficult to enjoy a tank in near or complete darkness. I don't know what depth these anglers live at that you mentioned because I don't know very many of them but replicating the pressure required would be impossible/extremely expensive