How old is/was your oldest fish?

[lba4590]

Well, I’m new to reefing, but my mom started a FOWLR tank when I was 5 years old. I’m 30 now, blue tang she bought was one of the first fish in the tank and he’s still kicking it. 25 year old hippo tang. He’s insane. His name is Sergeant Blue aka Sarge, still going strong bullying his tank mates and eating super well. She also had a maroon clown live to be 22.

 

[krash7172]

I've only had salt for a few years but I have a 20 yr old fresh water YoYo loach.

 

[krash7172]

Well, I’m new to reefing, but my mom started a FOWLR tank when I was 5 years old. I’m 30 now, blue tang she bought was one of the first fish in the tank and he’s still kicking it. 25 year old hippo tang. He’s insane. His name is Sergeant Blue aka Sarge, still going strong bullying his tank mates and eating super well. She also had a maroon clown live to be 22.

First post. Welcome to R2R!

 

[RtomKinMad]

No idea as the ease of digital cameras was not around then. Probably 30 years ago, I'm sure I have an old pic somewhere but no idea where. I do have one of my current one along with a few others.

Beautiful tank! Am I counting 5 triggers in your reef??? I lov it! Cool. Not reef safe in a reef and evidently works! Nice!

 

[sfin52]

My sail fin just died in March it was 7 yrs old

 

[mtfish]

Cardinal 14 years

Mine pajama is at least 10 years.

 

[Mical]

I have a mated pair of maroon clowns that are about 15 years old with the original nem (also 15 yrs old). The nem has split dozens of times, I think I have 11 or 12 currently.

 

[splitting_lanes]

my clownfish is 14, and the anemone is 16 years old

 

[BlueZreef]

These two clowns have been with me for 12+ years (they are 2-3 years apart). Forgetting when I actually bought them in college, but they lived in a 80 gal, moved home 6 hour drive, into same 80 gal, then into a 90 gal. Bought my first house, moved the 90 there. Eventually got a 210 they went in. Had a kid and downsized to a 45 gal cube. Moved again into our second house, same 45 gal tank and finally this year into another 210 gal tank. So they have been in 5 different tanks and moved tanks 7 times. They’ve been through it all, even some crashes early on. Big gal is mean and has taught the little one to be mean too! Finger biters! But I love having them!

 

[RtomKinMad]

We adopted a Koran angel, Sohal, and porcupine puffer who were all over ten years old and LFS returns. The own sold them ten years prior and the owner couldn’t upgrade to bigger tank so traded in for smaller fish. We saw them all and took them home to our 180gal which still wasn’t big enough. One year later we upgraded to a 300g, 8’ for them and have had them over 3 years now. So they are 13+ yrs old. We also still have our first fish 6 yrs clown and 6yrs yellow tang, hippo tang, valentini puffer and coral beauty angel. I hope to have them 20 + yrs like some of you! It’s awesome to have these for so many years. I feel blessed!

 

[ACReefer]

I have 2 yellowtail damsels that are 10 years old and a cinnamon clown that is 9 years old.

 

[RYcube2951]

My oldest fish is a Occelaris Clownfish. Now a little over 5 years old. I got the fish from Blue Zoo aquatics and it was only a half inch in size! I wish I had bought two so he would have a mate.

 

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15 years and still going strong our Mamma Picasso clownfish at the store.

 

[KingTideCorals]

Had a longnose hawkfish for 7 years before I left for college and had to break down my tank! So fun, we graduated high school together LOL

 

[CrunchyBananas]

I have a gold striped maroon clown I've had since I was 12 getting into the hobby, she's ~15 now and still a killer

 

[ReefGrammie]

The clownfish in my picture is 12 years old and is the only fish still alive from my upgrade almost 7 years ago...other than a red serpent star, who has to be at least 8 or 9 years old!

 

[HB AL]

Beautiful tank! Am I counting 5 triggers in your reef??? I lov it! Cool. Not reef safe in a reef and evidently works! Nice!

Actually 4 triggers, a Clown, Assasi, Sargassum and Blueline.

 

[Mical]

I have a mated pair of maroon clowns that are about 15 years old with the original nem (also 15 yrs old). The nem has split dozens of times, I think I have 11 or 12 currently.

pic this time

 

[ca1ore]

Maybe not common, but also not that unusual to see a 20 year old tang. Impediment is more reefer longevity in the hobby than fish longevity. For example, I have had my yellow tang since 2013. Got it from a local reefer who himself got it from another local reefer in 2006. But I don’t know who that reefer twice removed was or how long he/she had the fish. So tang is at least 14 years old, maybe much older. I have a number of other fish like that.

 

[Biglew11]

I've only been reefing about 3.5 years. So my oldest fish are my two clowns. At about 3.5 years. Purchased from a petco.