Happy Coelecanth Day!

[mchambers]

77 years ago, a museum curator learned that this fish, which had been thought to have been extinct for millions of years, still lived. NYT video piece here.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/o...region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region&_r=0

Matt C.

P.S. I'm sure Matt Quinn has this day marked on his calendar.

 

[Localzoo]

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[dogofwar]

Thanks for the reminder, Matt

A great book on the topic: http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Caught-Time-Search-Coelacanth/dp/0060932856

Matt

 

[chriscoli]

Thanks for the reminder!

Also in the news, presumed extinct sea snake was recently found: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-22/extinct-sea-snakes-discovered-at-ningaloo/7047906

 

[lkelly]

I'm overrun with Coelacanth fry at the moment. I will trade for convicts, GloFish, or maybe one of Josh's Batfish fanny packs that he was giving away at the first Aquamania. The zipper has to work though.

 

[mchambers]

I'll trade some deep sea snailfish fry for your coelecanth fry. Pics of parent here:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...est-fish-mariana-trench-animal-ocean-science/

 

[lkelly]

I'll trade some deep sea snailfish fry for your coelecanth fry. Pics of parent here:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...est-fish-mariana-trench-animal-ocean-science/

Maybe once I upgrade my 40 breeder to a 65.

 

[chriscoli]

I'll trade some deep sea snailfish fry for your coelecanth fry. Pics of parent here:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...est-fish-mariana-trench-animal-ocean-science/

Agreed! Awesome looking fish!

 

[mchambers]

Problem is the fry only eat parasites that feed on whale carcasses.

 

[lkelly]

Problem is the fry only eat parasites that feed on whale carcasses.

Thinking of converting my brine shrimp hatchery over...

 

[chriscoli]

Thinking of converting my brine shrimp hatchery over...

It's gonna take a couple of chest freezers to keep a whale carcass handy for them....

 

[mchambers]

I was thinking Ken's might carry small portions of whale carcass, but you'd probably need to try Jehmco for the parts to convert the brine shrimp hatchery.