Keeping up with an aqua-genarian: How old is the oldest fish that you have kept?

[besskurz]

I don't have fish but this little guy is 1,5yo!
- At lest to me is the longest time I could track a single hermit crab in an aquarium.

He first joined in the WW1 of my tank against diatoms and he won a medal.

He was here during remarkable events like the total solar eclipse which lasted 1 week and killed all hair algaes.

He work his claws to the bones everyday and likes to sleep in his confortable GSP pillow.

His shell has scars from the recent encounter with the isolated and aggressive tribe of emeral crabs.

He survive already two big food crisis when all external food sources where suspend for 3 weeks - I was traveling overseas - and the big earthquake of 2023 when he braced for his life in the sandbed - I moved the bowl for a new house.

Talking about moves, here is a video when he decided to change his armor to this new calcium reinforced shell, which is his go to choice until todays day due to its aerodynamics.

And he would impress Charles Darwin, as he was the strongest survivor in the natural selection process among other 6 different hermit neighbors and he was declared the winner and the only crab to live to this date in the tank.

 

[acrocapital]

Old black shoulder tang took in from a couple who had moved away, they had him for 18 years. I had him for 2 years before I had to shut down my 225. To this day is still my favorite fish! Miss you Casper!

 

[ErikVR]

My oldest fish was a yellow mbuna cichlid (freshwater) that I had for 14 years when he died. Gorgeous fish with a great personality.

 

[Doctorgori]

Usually moving or a ich outbreak cut my time with any single fish
I lost an Atlantic Blue Tang and Marine Betta pair after maybe 8 yrs

 

[Mark Gray]

Mine are young still around 6 years old

 

[Oiseaufeu]

Mine are young still around 6 years old

That is not young. My saltwater tank is 6 months old. Still a baby!

 

[mfinn]

I have a pair of Gold Stripe Maroon clowns that I have had for 26 years.

 

[Stevorino]

Tink, the bigger clown in my profile pic, just turned 10. Also have a yellow tang, Daisy, who is turning 10 sometime in the next few months

 

[LPS Bum]

I've had Big Blue (an 8 inch Hippo Tang) in my reef for 14 years. I've had Batman (a 6 inch Purple Tang) in the same reef for 15 years. And I've had Mama Fratelli (the world's meanest Tomato Clown) in my FOWLR for 17 years.

All 3 are still going strong.

 

[Urka]

Two clowns and a fire fish that I've had since last Wednesday! Hope to have them for a very long time

 

[jtf74]

Copperband Butterfly - 16 years. It was still doing great until a 22 day power outage, post Hurricane Laura.

Mines 5. Hopefully he will last that long. Wow!

 

[ReefStable]

I have a Spocinctus Clarkii Clown that has been with me for about 7 years now!

 

[Sump Crab]

I had a YWG (RIP sherlock) that passed away this year that was around 14 years old

 

[vlangel]

Currently my oldest fish is 12-14 years. His name is Perky and he is a true percula clownfish. He belonged to friends of our and had long outlived all his tank mates. They kept their tank up just for him but eventually they asked me if I knew anyone who would take him. He was 10-12 years old by then. I did not know anyone so they were thinking of taking him and donating him to a lfs. I felt bad so I took him and that was probably 2+ years ago.

 

[Debramb]

Hi, just lost a 16-17 year old red brittle starfish. He made it through tank upgrades, living in one of the “brutes” during upgrades. He was a very good tank mate and we miss him
Debra

 

[JonGrog]

I’ve had this Sailfin tang for 17 years. It made it through 2 weeks with no power during Sandy, and a few years in a very neglected tank. At this point it’s not a fish. It’s a member of the family

 

[Oiseaufeu]

I’ve had this Sailfin tang for 17 years. It made it through 2 weeks with no power during Sandy, and a few years in a very neglected tank. At this point it’s not a fish. It’s a member of the family

How did you manage the tank during the power outage?

 

[Debramb]

I’ve had this Sailfin tang for 17 years. It made it through 2 weeks with no power during Sandy, and a few years in a very neglected tank. At this point it’s not a fish. It’s a member of the family

 

[JonGrog]

How did you manage the tank during the power outage?

On a wing and a prayer! Hahaha a couple battery powered pumps and I wrapped the tank in insulation

 

[kdx7214]

The oldest I had was a black percula clown. Got it as a juvenile that was maybe an inch long. I had it 17 years then had to give her to a friend as we had to move. She lived another 10 years in his tank and killed everything he put in with her.