An australian lungfish believed to be the longest-living fish in captivity has died at a chicago aquarium. granddad, who was housed at the shedd aquarium, weighed 11 kilograms and was euthanased. Shedd aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. located on lake michigan , it is located on the museum campus chicago , which it shares with the adler planetarium and the field museum of natural history .. Granddad, the shedd aquarium australian lungfish that was the oldest zoo animal in chicago and the longest lived aquarium fish in the world, died sunday, the aquarium announced monday..
In fact, granddad is the oldest aquatic animal in any public aquarium in the world! by comparison, our other lungfish are youngsters. they came to shedd in 1994.". Lungfish can be extremely long-lived. a queensland lungfish at the shedd aquarium in chicago was part of the permanent live collection from 1933 to 2017, when it was euthanized following a decline in health consistent with old age. extant lungfish. Oldest fish in captivity: lungfish. also rainbows, arapaimas, neons, pacu's, hatchet fish, rio negro and queensland australia. #1 aquarium in attendance : over 2 million visitors a year..
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