Clown Goby Lifespan?

[Privateye]

To revisit an old topic from 19 years ago on another forum, does anyone know how long these little guys live? Some sites online (take it with a bucket of salt) say 5 years, but mine is 9-10 years old at this point. His name is Gobias. I feel like I should be prepared for a natural death sometime but he seems just fine!

 

[Timfish]

This article might be helpful. Delbeck doesn't have a maximum age wild specimens of for your goby but he notes a realated species has a much longer life expectancy in captivity than in the wild.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/J-Delbeek/publication/314878332_Comments_on_the_Extremes_in_Longevity_in_Fishes_with_Special_Reference_to_the_Gobiidae/links/58c6e955a6fdccde55e3b0c4/Comments-on-the-Extremes-in-Longevity-in-Fishes-with-Special-Reference-to-the-Gobiidae.pdf

 

[vetteguy53081]

Sort of a hard one to answer as it will depend on type of tank, health of the tank, diet, low stress and water quality

 

[SFedor]

I've been wondering the same thing, as I've had one for 15 years now.