Sad, sad day! :'(

Timfish · Mar 4, 2019

Sad, sad day! My Lemon Peel Angel, Centropyge flavissimus, purchased in 2004 died. There's no data on how long this species lives in the wild but the closely related Bicolor Angel, Centropyge bicolor, has reported life expectancies of 1-13 years. What bothers me is it was looking really good up to when it disappeared. I've seen old fish (particularly wrasses) kinda look "ratty" like an old dog or cat so I was hoping it would live a lot longer.

Neo Jeo · Mar 4, 2019

Sorry for your loss! Good run keeping the fishy so long!

James M · Mar 4, 2019

Sorry for your loss

It lived a good 15 years

dansreef · Mar 4, 2019

Bummer. You kept him a nice long time. Beautiful Fish!

S-t-r-e-t-c-h · Mar 4, 2019

That's a shame. Sounds like it had a long, happy tank-life.

Your post reminded me of this article about a 20+ year old lemonpeel. In no way do I think that 15 years is some kind of failure. More, just wanted to share the story of another elderly lemonpeel.

https://reefbuilders.com/2017/07/12/this-lemonpeel-angelfish-is-old-enough-to-buy-a-beer/

Hoping you have many more years of continued success...

AcroNem · Mar 4, 2019

This is a sad day, I'm sorry for your loss ): you did keep it for a good amount of time though, you did a good job.

Captain Quint · Mar 4, 2019

I'm truly sorry.

Flippers4pups · Mar 4, 2019

Sorry to hear this. It had a good life! My current clown pair is ten years old this year! Knock on wood!

Ruben's Reef · Mar 4, 2019

Sorry for your loss !!! But the Angel had a great long 15 years enjoining your care. Keeping a fish alive for many years is a challenge that most of us would like to accomplish.

mattzang · Mar 4, 2019

sorry for your loss, you gave him/her a good life!

sfin52 · Mar 4, 2019

I'm sorry. Thats tough. At least it lived in peace and with out the fear of being eaten.
That's a long time and I hope I can take care of my fish like you do.

jporter17 · Mar 4, 2019

Sorry to hear, it was a beautiful fish and had a great life. JP

acro-ed · Mar 4, 2019

Hopefully you can find solace in the fact that it very likely lived longer than it would have in the wild. It may have also been a couple years old when you got it!

Billdogg · Mar 4, 2019

Sorry for your loss. 15 years is a good run. Remember the "good" old days when, if you kept anything alive for a year or two, you were considered a reefing genius? My how times have changed (and for the better).

ngoodermuth · Mar 4, 2019

15 years is nothing to sneeze at, you should be proud! Great job, and I’m very sorry for your loss...

Daniel@R2R · Mar 5, 2019

Sorry for your loss, but congrats on 15 years of excellent care!

Timfish · Mar 6, 2019

S-t-r-e-t-c-h said:
That's a shame. Sounds like it had a long, happy tank-life.

Your post reminded me of this article about a 20+ year old lemonpeel. In no way do I think that 15 years is some kind of failure. More, just wanted to share the story of another elderly lemonpeel.

https://reefbuilders.com/2017/07/12/this-lemonpeel-angelfish-is-old-enough-to-buy-a-beer/

Hoping you have many more years of continued success...

20 years, that's pretty good! I haven't been able to find any info on life expectancies for Lemon Peels in the wild but if fish have comprable life expecancies to animals in zoos we should be seeing 20 years more often.

Timfish · Mar 6, 2019

Thank ya'all!

dantimdad · Mar 6, 2019

At that point, that's almost a member of the family. Good job keeping such a beautiful fish for that long.

I am sorry for your loss, but, know that you gave him a fantastic home and he could have gone to someone who didn't take care of him.