HOW OLD IS YOR OLDEST FISH!?

How old is your oldest fish??


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The clown fish in my avatar. One of my original fish when I first got into the hobby, about 1999. Always thought he was a tomato clown, but recently saw a picture of a cinnamon clown, maybe that is him. Regardless, think I will keep him. LOL
 
I had a watchman that made it to 8-10 on my care, and my mother still has the original clowns and hippo tang we got 12 years ago when we got in the hobby. Her husbandry is horrible so I have no idea how they last.

In my tanks I pretty much sold off my fish for newer, less common or otherwise more ornamental fish than I had before. Many of them are still alive in friends tanks.

I adopted a clarkii clown for three years that was allegedly 20 years old when I got him. He started beating on my tangs so I rehomed him (actually her)
 
I had a watchman that made it to 8-10 on my care, and my mother still has the original clowns and hippo tang we got 12 years ago when we got in the hobby. Her husbandry is horrible so I have no idea how they last.

In my tanks I pretty much sold off my fish for newer, less common or otherwise more ornamental fish than I had before. Many of them are still alive in friends tanks.

I adopted a clarkii clown for three years that was allegedly 20 years old when I got him. He started beating on my tangs so I rehomed him (actually her)

Wow I didn't know Watchmen get that old!
 
Wow I didn't know Watchmen get that old!
Me either I thought it died I didn't see it for three years until I moved rock around to reduce tang aggression for new additions there he was happy and healthy as a horse. He was about 4.5" long!

Had a pistol shrimp buddy I never saw but heard all the time that I never introduced he was a hitchhiker!
 
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Me either I thought it died I didn't see it for three years until I moved rock around to reduce tang aggression for new additions there he was happy and healthy as a horse. He was about 4.5" long!

Wow that is one huge goby!
 
I had a dog-face puffer and a French Angel for over 11years. Unfortunately Sandy (storm) took them with the power outage.
 
I had a dog-face puffer and a French Angel for over 11years. Unfortunately Sandy (storm) took them with the power outage.
Sorry to hear this. I installed a whole house generator for this reason. I told the wife it was for the baseboard heaters and refrigerator but I know the real motivation.
 
My CBB is gonna be 5 years old this December.
Hands down my best bud.

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