Oldest fish

[ReeferDave01]

Whats the oldest fish you have? What type of fish and how long have you had it? What size tank?

 

[kacrocorals581]

Pink spot goby probably around 8 years now , guess he's around 6"

 

[GHsaltie]

Haha this is a good one for @Paul B, his fish are probably as old as he his, in fishy terms anyway.

 

[40B Knasty]

3 1/2 year old Figure 8 Puffer in a 13g.

 

[DracoKat]

A clownfish is almost 4 years old. She (Was a he) started out in 9 gal nano, went to 28g nano and moved on to a 75g where she's happy as ever. Her mate died a few months after moving to the 75g, it would've been 4 years as well.
Also have a rock boring urchin and emerald crab that's approaching 4 years.

 

[Radman73]

Two clowns that are 7 years old. Fairly young from a clown fish perspective. They've survived a move from a 29gal biocube to a 60 cube, 60 cube to a friend's 14gal biocube to hold for me while we moved, and then a trip from Atlanta to Orlando to get back into the 60. No reason why they won't make the transfer to the 220 that is oh so slowly being set up.

 

[zippgirlRN]

Breeding pair of clowns, just orange ocellaris, 9-10 yrs old in a 40 gal breeder. Been bumped around to several different sizes of tanks, but I don't plan on moving them again. I don't want to keep stressing them out at there age, so I plan on this being their retirement home.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

My oldest is my female clown that I got back in June of 2013 for the nano in 90 competition. Since then, she's moved from Ohio to Pennsylvania to California. She currently resides in my 60g cube.

 

[ca1ore]

I have had a number of fish in my system for 5 years, that in turn were acquired from a fellow hobbyist who had had them for 3-4 years prior to that - yellow tang, hippo tang, PJ cardinals and clowns.

 

[thaitopher]

12 year old clown. Was my first and only fish I have ever had. He even moved from California to Louisiana with me in my car. That guy is indestructible.

 

[thegriffer]

Mine would also be my clown pair that I got when I was 7. I am almost 18 now and without the help of my mom I would never be as deep into the hobby as I am now.

 

[KingJason]

Maroon clown and Sohal Tang for 11 years.

 

[Salty1962]

Yellow tailed Tamarin Wrasse, 4.5 yrs. old in a 65G.

 

[mort]

I have a madarin that's around 8 and a indigo dottyback that was bought not long after ora started releasing them, so it has to 6-7 (was one of a breeding pair where the male got worn out after 3 or so years). My next oldest is a 5 year old marine betta that I hope to have for the next couple of decades.

Away from salty water I have quite a few 20 yr plus tropicals like synodontis, Dora, clown loaches etc

 

[Waters]

Leopard wrasse about 1.5 years...started in a 65 gallon and now is in a 105 gallon.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Breeding pair of clowns going on 8 years.

 

[maroun.c]

Maroon clown female from 2000 died few months back and male since 2007 probably female now. Had them in an 80g tank then 150 then they went to their own 23 G nano cube as they got very aggressive to other fish
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[4FordFamily]

I tend to rehome fish more than I should, but I had a ywg for 7-8 years and a melanarus for 6-7

 

[andrewkw]

My naked clownfish is 11. I did lose the male a few years ago but the female is still going strong. I believe she is one of the oldest mutant clowns because it was around this time ORA started releasing them.

 

[MIKE NY]

The PBT in my avatar lived to 17 and currently have a breeding pair of Ocellaris clowns that are 20. Paul has a pair of clowns that are over 25....