Be careful when approaching these mad lads, they can launch mini spikes out there a**holes which increase your torpor by 200P/S (per second) which is why you need many many stimulants and other meds just to get its kidneys for saving your beloved dodo while fighting the brood mother

Don’t listen to any other tips they are lies. You have to make a fish basket out of thatch Fiber and fungal wood. Then you place it near the coelacanth and stay near the basket and soon everything will pop up that says capture coelacanth. That will automatically pick up your basket into your inventory and all you have to do is place it and you have a coelacanth! But don’t waste your time taming them because you can’t do anything with them but name them.

At first glance, they seem harmless, until you attack them. You better run, because millions of them will form together into a form that is stronger than titanosaurs. In order to tame one of these, it's somewhat similar to taming a titan. I'd recommend using a quetzal with a platform saddle. First, use Gigas or lots of rexes to lower it's heal to below 50%. After this, it's attacks will be a lot more dangerous and faster, however you can shoot it with Canon balls. This is what the quetzal is for. Put canons on there and start blasting. Depending on the level it will take varying amounts of Canon balls, but bring at least 100. Once you have knocked it out, you will need a TON of extraordinary kibble. Oh, and if you thought a giga's torpor dropped fast, you'll be surprised to see this fish's torpor drain. Bring a TON of biotoxin, and make sure you have no life, but since we're playing ark that's pretty easy. You'll wanna watch it because of the torpor, but it also takes a long time to tame. Don't worry about things attacking it while it's knocked, however. After this you will be the alpha of your server if you manage to tame one of these. While they don't have saddles, they take a 85% damage reduction from all attacks. Use it's main attack for an insanely powerful bite attack, while it's second attack shoots a water beam that makes wyverns look like dodo's.