Oldest fish

3 1/2 year old Figure 8 Puffer in a 13g.

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A clownfish is almost 4 years old. She (Was a he) started out in 9 gal nano, went to 28g nano and moved on to a 75g where she's happy as ever. Her mate died a few months after moving to the 75g, it would've been 4 years as well.
Also have a rock boring urchin and emerald crab that's approaching 4 years.
 
Two clowns that are 7 years old. Fairly young from a clown fish perspective. They've survived a move from a 29gal biocube to a 60 cube, 60 cube to a friend's 14gal biocube to hold for me while we moved, and then a trip from Atlanta to Orlando to get back into the 60. No reason why they won't make the transfer to the 220 that is oh so slowly being set up.
 
Breeding pair of clowns, just orange ocellaris, 9-10 yrs old in a 40 gal breeder. Been bumped around to several different sizes of tanks, but I don't plan on moving them again. I don't want to keep stressing them out at there age, so I plan on this being their retirement home.
 
I have had a number of fish in my system for 5 years, that in turn were acquired from a fellow hobbyist who had had them for 3-4 years prior to that - yellow tang, hippo tang, PJ cardinals and clowns.
 
12 year old clown. Was my first and only fish I have ever had. He even moved from California to Louisiana with me in my car. That guy is indestructible.
 
I have a madarin that's around 8 and a indigo dottyback that was bought not long after ora started releasing them, so it has to 6-7 (was one of a breeding pair where the male got worn out after 3 or so years). My next oldest is a 5 year old marine betta that I hope to have for the next couple of decades.

Away from salty water I have quite a few 20 yr plus tropicals like synodontis, Dora, clown loaches etc
 
Maroon clown female from 2000 died few months back and male since 2007 probably female now. Had them in an 80g tank then 150 then they went to their own 23 G nano cube as they got very aggressive to other fish
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I tend to rehome fish more than I should, but I had a ywg for 7-8 years and a melanarus for 6-7
 
My naked clownfish is 11. I did lose the male a few years ago but the female is still going strong. I believe she is one of the oldest mutant clowns because it was around this time ORA started releasing them.
 
The PBT in my avatar lived to 17 and currently have a breeding pair of Ocellaris clowns that are 20. Paul has a pair of clowns that are over 25....
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%

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