SRC Member allantang Posted November 26, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted November 26, 2010 wonder if it is possible to keep it in our marine tanks.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101124/sc_afp/scienceoceansbiodiversity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted November 26, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted November 26, 2010 not possible. the pressure, temperature, chemistry at such abyssal depths cannot be recreated in our home tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member allantang Posted November 26, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 26, 2010 ^^ wonder if decompression can be applied to these creatures? similiar to how fish is harvest in the deep waters.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted November 26, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted November 26, 2010 no really. it's very very deep. these abyssal creatures live in kilometers deep. the pressure there is immense, the food there is very specialised and the lights there are almost zero. in order to keep them you have to keep them in very high pressure tanks with pitch darkness and very very cold temperature. not to mention almost all of them die when brought to the surface. our deepwater reef fish are collected at around 200ft deep. this is already considered super deep as far as reef fishes go. these abyssal fishes are collected at 1-2 kilometers deep. but imagine if it were possible. how cool it will be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member allantang Posted November 26, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 26, 2010 no really. it's very very deep. these abyssal creatures live in kilometers deep. the pressure there is immense, the food there is very specialised and the lights there are almost zero. in order to keep them you have to keep them in very high pressure tanks with pitch darkness and very very cold temperature. not to mention almost all of them die when brought to the surface. our deepwater reef fish are collected at around 200ft deep. this is already considered super deep as far as reef fishes go. these abyssal fishes are collected at 1-2 kilometers deep. but imagine if it were possible. how cool it will be! yaaa... how i agreed with u.... would love to see one(live) at least once in my life.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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