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.

 

[McPuff]

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

They are definitely cool fish(es). My roommate had several of them years ago and other than feeding time, the only time they would move is to come up for a breath... and that was rare.