My royal Gramma is 9.7 years old. I'm told this is geriatric for a RG.
I think @Paul B has some real old fish.
I think @Paul B has some real old fish.
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Some great infoThere is a thread on wrasses and the consensus was that many species tend to live right around 7 years. I did see this almost exactly with 3 different species (ruby head, melanurus, solar) as each died within 6 months of the others and I had each of them for around 6 years. So I made sure to buy very small juveniles on my last purchases.
I did have a pink spotted watchman goby for 17 years... assuming it was well over 1 year old when I got it. Pretty good life span. It's the longest lived pet I've ever owned.
Currently I have several fish that are over 10 years old: foxface, blue chromis, Talbott's damsel, Caribbean spotted hawkfish. Have a few tangs that are getting close to that mark too.
Woah, that age for a Royal Gramma is amazing IMO. Way to go!My royal Gramma is 9.7 years old. I'm told this is geriatric for a RG.
I think @Paul B has some real old fish.
Spiny lobster
Did you have a spiny lobster that lived a long time?I have a royal gramma, pajama cardinalfish, and ocellaris clownfish that I’ve had for 9 years. Started them out in a 29gal and they’ve been in a 75gal for several years now.
Always interested to hear about the smallish inverts. You wouldn't think they would live very long, but I also keep Arachnids as a side hobby and many of them can live 20-30 years.I've had quite a few fish live over 10 years. My oldest critter is a Pencil Urchin which is around 20 years old.
Solid info. Beautiful animals.This Fireclown tending her eggs is about 33 and her mate is a few years younger.
These guys normally live for about 10 years, but I know some people kept them longer
Copperbands also live over 10 years but for some reason some of mine get a neurological condition after that.
Bangai Cardinals have the shortest lifespan of about 3 or 4 years
I usually have bluestripe pipefish and they live and spawn for about 6 years.
This Janss Pipefish lived for 7 years.
One of my Possum Wrasses is over 7 years, maybe 10
I kept these spawning watchmans for I think 12 years.
My Mandarins live and keep spawning for 10 years.
This urchin just died after about 12 years, (could be 10)
This pair of hermit crabs also lived about 10 years.