what would happen if you brought angler fish or other deep sea fisht to the surface?

[ryan h]

would it be possable to bring fish that live more then 1000 metters bellow the surface and keep them in a tank?

[HyperDog]

I suspect that they would die from the sudden reduction in ambient pressure. If any of the fish have swim bladders, they'd likely rupture as the pressure fell.

It might be possible to do that by bringing them to the surface in a pressure-vessel, and then lowering the pressure over a long period of time (perhaps days) to bring them up to surface pressure. Since pressure around and inside of a flexible oraganism is relative, I would expect the fish to be able to survive at the surface, if all other factors such as temperature and the absence of light were maintained.

[Chanel]

what would happen if someone brought you 1000 meters below the surface? u would die. i mean obviously we're human, but im trying to prove a point

its very hard for an organism to adapt quickly to a completely new environment...1000 meters below the surface is VERY VERY different then it is in a tank. the lighting for one, the water pressures, etc.

[Chris B]

it dies, they need to live in that same environment

there are extreme pressures at the bottom of the ocean

sometimes scientists bring them up to study but keep them in a pressurized tank,..not really like an aquarium