How old is your oldest fish?

[Rjramos]

These 3 tangs I've had between about 7 years. They all started as small as they are sold. I cant remember what order I placed them in together in my 120 gal. They pretty much get along, just a little soft, tail slapping occassionally. I am really considering giving the blue tang a new home, but I'm afraid of what would happen to him.

 

[quickreefer]

The clown is still doing fine, 14 years later. I don't know if they could live that long in the wild without being eaten.

I was at tropicorium the other day and ray showed me and mY buddy clowns he claims are 30 years old

 

[Rob Top1]

Maroon clown I got from a tank tare down in 2004
Not sure how old he was when I got him. He host a bubble coral I got the following year. Thing is the size of a basketball. My youngest fish in that system is a purple tang from 2010

 

[michael_cb_125]

I have had my pair of Bandit Angels for going on seven years now. I got them as little bratty juveniles and they have matured into a beautiful pair of fish.

~Michael

 

[wowkingjames]

Purple tang about 17 years....

 

[moray69]

I've had my scopas tang for 9 years and the guy I got her from claimed to have had her for 8 years. Which surprises me. Shes always been a real nervous fish.

 

[Ms. Mermaid]

My yellow tang at least 4years old maybe a little over that. I bought him I believe in 2010 and he was about the size of a .50cent piece.

 

[Spike-Man]

My clowns are 17 years old

 

[xrayjeeper83]

A green spotted puffer that is about 3 years old

 

[zoechance]

This post makes me feel so great and positive about aquarium keeping!!! This is the "yin and yang" to the posts about death and loss posts that abound…..
I had a beautiful percula clown for over 12 years….

 

[MattL22]

More pictures!!!!

Would love to see some totally random fish that we normally don't see full grown

I have a chisel tooth wrasse only about a yr old but amazing what it's turned into will try and get a picture

 

[Fish Art]

Have a pair of clowns for over 9 years

 

[idareefer]

I am the 3rd owner of a female Perc, been in my system 12 years plus & a total of 18 years now, not to bad

 

[760mason]

I have a tomato clown that has been in my tank for almost 9 years. Was an adult when I introduced it I am guessing its age to be about 15 years old.

 

[sawdonkey]

Gary, my Picasso trigger I got in Jan 2003.

 

[thormx]

Have you had any problems with the Picasso? I've always loved those but I've read they can be dangerous in a reef

 

[sawdonkey]

Have you had any problems with the Picasso? I've always loved those but I've read they can be dangerous in a reef

He's fine. Doesn't eat crabs or anything. Doesn't tough corals. The biggest issue is that he likes to pick up mouth fuls of gravel and crop dust them across the tank. The gravel ends up only sps and I have to blow everything off every day or two with a turkey baster.

 

[cor4eyh]

Have 1 clown for a year now. Would be 2 clowns but one decided he could fly ;( to his demise he couldn't very well

 

[tyler1503]

My valentini has been in my tank for about 2 years now. He was a baby when I got him. So maybe 2 and a half years old?
I've had my sand gobies about the same length of time

 

[cor4eyh]

My valentini has been in my tank for about 2 years now. He was a baby when I got him. So maybe 2 and a half years old?
I've had my sand gobies about the same length of time

Is he in a reef? Any problems with him nipping corals?