Siganus corallinus

[Topekoms]

I currently have a Siganus corallinus aka Blue spot rabbitfish. I have owned him since 2012. So he is about 13 now. From what I have read online he is well past his expected life span. What have been everyone's experience with them? He is by far not my oldest fish. That would be my purple tang at about 15-16yrs old.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Thanks for sharing! And congratulations on his long life.

 

[Topekoms]

Bump did all the old timers leave the forum? Any else had one live for a long time? Trying to figure out what to expect.

 

[Topekoms]

So I have looked further and everything I am reading is max age is 10 for a rabbitfish. What is everyone here oldest rabbitfish?

 

[Topekoms]

Bumping this again due to lack of response

 

[Zionas]

@Topekoms Congrats! Always nice to see people have their fish for over a decade or more. How big was he when you got it and how big is he now? And what about the size of your Purple Tang then vs now?

Would love to know your total stocking list, fish sizes and how long you had them for.

Thanks.

 

[Topekoms]

@Topekoms Congrats! Always nice to see people have their fish for over a decade or more. How big was he when you got it and how big is he now? And what about the size of your Purple Tang then vs now?

Would love to know your total stocking list, fish sizes and how long you had them for.

Thanks.

Sorry for the late response got caught up.
Rabbit fish 4in now 8+in 2012
Yellow tailed damsel 2012
Purple tang 3-4in now 5-6in 2013
Dej sailfin 2016 7+in
Maculacepsis 2.5in now 5in 2022
Achilles 8+ 2024
Flame Angel 2024
Exquisite wrasse 2025
Blue throat wrasse 2025
solorensis wrasse 2025
Neon Dottie back 2015

 

[Zionas]

@Topekoms That’s a nice mix of fish and I’m glad you’ve had some of them for over a decade. Congrats and hope they live for more years to come. Do you plan to add any more or are you done? Yours is a 210 right, 72 x 24 x 30?

 

[larrysaltisfun]

I currently have a Siganus corallinus aka Blue spot rabbitfish. I have owned him since 2012. So he is about 13 now. From what I have read online he is well past his expected life span. What have been everyone's experience with them? He is by far not my oldest fish. That would be my purple tang at about 15-16yrs old.

This Siganus Vulpinus is 12 . with proper water conditions 15 years is not uncommon
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[Zionas]

@larrysaltisfun Good to know you’ve had all your fish for 12+ years and counting too except the Flame Angel. How big’s this Foxface, your Picasso Trigger and Tang after 12 years? And then it’s your Coral Beauty, Flame, Bicolor, Flame Hawk and a pair of Clowns right?

 

[larrysaltisfun]

My scopas is tang is 13 4 inches
Picasso trigger 12. Years old 5 inches.
Fox face 12 years old 6 inches
Velvet damsel, 12 years old 6 inches
Bicolor angel I think 11 years old 4 1/2 to 5 inches
Two clowns 11 years old one is 3 inches one is 4 inches



The coral beauty flame angel and a little flame hawk fish are all under 3 inches and I’ve had them since March of this year …..
not the smartest thing to add to this 120 tank. I change filter socks twice a week and clean the skimmer twice a week and do religious 20% water change every two weeks my nitrates were as high as 160, 6 months ago then I retired and started paying attention to my tank now they’re 20.

The tank is overstocked, but these guys have known each other for a long time and don’t act stressed. I won’t add anything else to it and I’m gonna let these guys live out their lives in this retirement home for fish.