Grandpa Fish Shedd Aquarium. Oldest Captive Fish 90-Something-Year-Old Granddad Dies at Shedd Aquarium Granddad first came to Chicago from Sydney for an International Expo in the city in 1933 By Kelli Bender. Granddad who was housed at the Shedd Aquarium weighed 11.
For more than eight decades an Australian lungfish named Granddad resided at Chicagos Shedd Aquarium. Pacific white-sided dolphin Piquet swims with her two-week-old male calf at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago June 12 2012. Reuters Granddad presumed to be the worlds oldest fish.
To mark this milestone we are offering a special edition of our late hours program this Friday by extending our hours to 9 pm.
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. 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. Shedd Aquarium formally the John G. The beloved fish made the journey from Australia by steamboat and train to.
