Whats your longest lived fish?

[thepudge]

I'm curious as to how long people have had their fish. I was remembering my old volitan today, which I kept from when I was 10 until when I was 27. Whats the best you've done?

By the way, the volitan survived solely on feeder goldfish for those 17 years, so I consider feeders the ultimate volitan healthfood

 

[Deanos]

I had my 2 clownfish the longest...over 3 years.

 

[House of Laughter]

I no longer have, but Prattreef has my original yellow watchman goby that I started with in a 30g tank over 6yrs ago.

House

 

[prattreef]

I have a Yellow Tang, Pacific Sailfin Tang, and a Marine Betta that are all going on 14 years. My Longnose Hawkfish is also around 10 and my Arabian Dottyback is 7.

 

[latino277]

I have had a yellow tail Damsel for 5 yrs now... that SOB wont die and No one could ever catch him.

 

[crox99]

I still have all my original fish from when I started!!! 2 years old for 2 pair of clowns, a coral beauty, a lemonpeel

 

[e.muehlbauer]

A blue damsel I bought when I first set up my tank lived for many years, maybe 5 or 6. It grew up to a point and then just got fat. I have kept maroon clowns and yellow tangs for 3-4 years....in fact my current maroon clown is coming up on its 3rd birthday in my care. I lost fish in the 2003 blackout that could very well have been alive today had they made it...(didn't lose any corals or other inverts though...) Eric

 

[pecan2phat]

Emperator, Blueface & French angel that hit 11 years then I lost them to the blackout.
Currently a false percula for 10 yrs now.

 

[jhale]

wow warren that sucks damn blackouts.

I have a 8 year old damsel that started my FOLR tank long ago.
He was the sole survivor of a group of 8 damsels. They all
perished in the blackouts also.

 

[thepudge]

Wow, the blackout took out a lot of long lived fish, that really sucks. 10 year old false perc is impressive, mine is going on 3 years now.

 

[chazertis]

like deanos, all i've got is a pair of clowns over 3 yrs old. but its awesome and encouraging to hear that so many of you guys have kept your fish for so long. nice commitment

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

My GOby and royal gramma 3 years, they came from my 29 gallon tank.

 

[prattreef]

And here they are all 3 bought in 1994:

Sorry for the blurry pics.

 

[thepudge]

Very nice!!

 

[ming]

3 years with 2 clown fish as well

 

[Deanos]

Don't quote me on this, but I thought I saw one of these at Marrone's...

 

[daisy]

Had a red sea sailfin for 4 years who outgrew the tank and gave him away and he lived another two.

have a maroon clown going on 7 years, yellow tang going on 3. Royal Gramma that perished in the heat in June was about 5 years old...

managed to keep everything alive during the blackouts by setting an egg-timer and pulling out a pitcher full of water, dumping it back in a few times every 20 minutes for about the two days we were w/o power. (was not a big deal during the day, but SUCKED during the nights!!!!!!

 

[manyfish]

had a panther grouper about 6 years and a clown grouper. circuit breaker trip at work 12 hours later, came home fish soup. ps it was summertime

 

[reefman]

had a piranha for over 5 years

 

[junglebase]

Don't quote me on this, but I thought I saw one of these at Marrone's...

that was the fry you were remembering Dean....