If you could keep a prehistoric fish?

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If you could keep a prehistoric species as a aquarium pet, what kind would you want to keep and what size tank do you think it would require? I'm a big fan of Dunkleosteus, but with it being around the size of a great white shark it would need 5-10 million gallons of water. A smaller option would be trilobites, they look super cool and come in varying sizes.

 

[Baldyreef]

arandaspis! such a funny looking fish

 

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arandaspis! such a funny looking fish

Agree 100%, they are jawless little cuties.

 

[Baldyreef]

and could theoretically live in a modern tank lol

 

[Baldyreef]

If you could keep a prehistoric species as a aquarium pet, what kind would you want to keep and what size tank do you think it would require? I'm a big fan of Dunkleosteus, but with it being around the size of a great white shark it would need 5-10 million gallons of water. A smaller option would be trilobites, they look super cool and come in varying sizes.

odontopleurida and lichida would be amazing trilobites to keep

 

[EnterName]

Do you think I can fit another Megalodon in my tank or is the Megalodon-Police going to get me, if I do?

 

[Baldyreef]

Do you think I can fit another Megalodon in my tank or is the Megalodon-Police going to get me, if I do?

maybe a bit smaller of tank, you may have a hard time finding it if you plan on target feeding

 

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odontopleurida and lichida would be amazing trilobites to keep

I like their long spines, definitely a cool species wish it was still around.

 

[Baldyreef]

I like their long spines, definitely a cool species wish it was still around.

yeah some could even curl, need scientists to revive them haha

 

[X-37B]

A Meg would be an upgrade to my current GW system. Hardest part is finding frozen seals.
Thawing them out really stinks though.
I could feed the GW to the Meg but frozen GW's are hard to come by, lol.
Guess I would need a tank/ocean upgrade also, lol.
Feeding can be challenging.

 

[X-37B]

On a lighter note.
I would opt for the Coelacanth.
The prehistoric fish thats still alive today.

 

[UncommonSense]

I actually had a freshwater Lungfish for many years… they’re not great pets, as they get massive, and pretty much constantly hide!

 

[X-37B]

This has me looking up prehistoric fish, lol.
This is what I call a Jawfish.

 

[Privateye]

Does it have to be a fish? If not, then I'd love to keep some eurypterids!

The most-ancient animals I keep at the moment are bichirs.

 

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Does it have to be a fish? If not, then I'd love to keep some eurypterids!

The most-ancient animals I keep at the moment are bichirs.

I'd say anything prehistoric that exists solely in the water, eurypterids are always cool looking. Imagine having a giant underwater scorpion as a pet.

 

[EnterName]

Does it have to be a fish? If not, then I'd love to keep some eurypterids!

The most-ancient animals I keep at the moment are bichirs.

Your profile pic looks like it could be a candidate itself as well

 

[Baldyreef]

This has me looking up prehistoric fish, lol.
This is what I call a Jawfish.

that's a JAWfish lol

 

[BeanAnimal]

Meh you can all have your fish.
My pterodactyls would eat them all.

 

[BeanAnimal]

Though... you will find errors in my post. Just waiting for somebody to point them out. Sorry if I made any of you amateur or professional paleontologists cringe. Like asking ad disc golfer what kind of frisbee they use.