How do aquariums simulate the pressure of being deep underwater for deep-sea fish?

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If a fish lives 4000 or even 1000-2000 meters underwater, how do aquariums simulate the pressure of that without having the exhibit be actually that deep? Or are the fish able to adapt to the lower pressure environments?

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There would also seem to be a small issue obtaining deep sea specimens, even if the aquarium was ready. You would need a portable version that can be brought into the depth, filled and then transported all the way to the final display, submerged and opened. Given the amount of pressure needed it would seem very unwieldy to have anything reasonably portable.

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