I know they don't occur naturally but they are still fish that glow. If you want to know about deep-sea glowing creatures check out the Monterey Bay aquarium. They will be opening a new deep-sea exhibit that will most likely keep some bioluminescent fish.
Thank you. From the description it sounds like as I suspected it was not a good mix
though for some reason I misread your initial reply as being about the ring tailed mongoose hence the comment about possible predation on baby lemurs. Just out of interest does anyone know about what the temperament of the ring tailed mongoose is in captivity? (though I know this is slightly off topic)
Sorry if I stated the blindingly obvious, I just know some people do believe they are a genuine bioluminescent deep sea fish. I'd love to check out the Monterrey Bay aquarium unfortunately it's on the opposite side of the world to me! Will definitely want to visit some day though, seems like a pretty one of a kind place and I'm sure the new deep sea exhibit will be fantastic
Thank you. From the description it sounds like as I suspected it was not a good mix
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Tokyo Sea Life Park has a little bioluminescence exhibit with Vargula hilgendorfii, Noctiluca scintillans, Hinea fasciata, Amphipholis squamata, Cavernularia obesa and of course, Splitfin Flashlightfish. Pineconefish are kept at a handful of aquariums (I know Kyoto Aquarium and Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium have them and I believe Reef HQ has had them in the past), and Firefly Squid have been kept at a few aquariums in Japan (can't remember which ones). Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium has Smooth Nylon Shrimp and previously had Mino Nylon Shrimp, both of which can spit a bioluminescent mucus when stressed. Most coral species fluoresce under a UV light, some aquariums (like Reef HQ) have coral displays under normal light that have a button that, when pushed, turns off the normal lights and turns on the UV lights so the corals fluoresce.
There are several records of ring-tailed mongoose living over twenty years including one individual that died in Washington Zoo after twenty-four years five months in captivity at an estimated age of twenty-six years.
Thank you both for the information, doesn't seem to be a lot written on most of this family in general so interesting to know. 26 years certainly sounds like a decent lifespan for a small mammal. Good to hear they can do well in captivity
It is super cool when you sit down and think of it, even though I've known this for a while. Super cool!
It would appear that the Antarctic toothfish are/were kept in an aquarium at the Crary Lab at McMurdo Station in Antarctica so in theory it is a possibility but I imagine that the cost and difficulty of transporting them abroad would mean that we're unlikely to see them in aquariums any time soon.
Yes, both are somewhat common in zoos, angerfish are in the private trade as well.