What’s a fish or invert that has / had a surprisingly long lifespan for you?

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I had a clown and yellow tail make it over 25 years. I think the youngest fish in my tank is about 10 years old. 2 starfish 1 for 8 years and the other for 20+. A scarlet crab that's 18 to 20. Hes a monster. I haven't bought any since 2006.

What kinds of starfish are they? Have you done anything in particular to care for them?

 

[littlefoxx]

Horseshoe crab!

 

[darrick001]

What kinds of starfish are they? Have you done anything in particular to care for them?

1 orange and 1 tiger serpent stars. Nothing special I just feed them raw shrimp 2-3 x a week. My system is 710 gallon 500 gal display 210 refugium. I do not use any form of filtration so they eat a lot of plankton and pod when the die.

 

[Zionas]

What fish do you have in the system? Which ones have lived 10+ years?

 

[darrick001]

How big’s your tank and what fish do you have currently?

Was the Clown wild caught?

I only have a few fish right now becase I'm downsizing from 710 to a 114 gallon system. I just moved the yellow tang, Randell goby, a pair of black ocellaires clowns, the 2 starfish, and the cuc into the 114 at their new location. Unfortunately medical issues have made it impossible to care for the larger system. The 114 is a miniature version of the previous setup. My 710 still has the excess coral that won't fit in the 114. It also has about 3-400 lbs of live rock. As soon as the coral and live rock are sold it will be shut down. I have had a yellow tang, Reagle tang, Leopard wrass , splendid dottyback, green chromes, 2 yellow tail damsels, 2 pair of clowns, Randell goby, all live past 10 years. A pair of green Mandarin may have made it 10 but I can't remember exactly.

 

[dochoot]

Be well and good luck.

 

[darrick001]

Thanks.

 

[jtf74]

Royal gramma 12 years after I got it almost fully grown. My bristle star is about 12-13 also. Not sure if thats long though for them .