Your oldest fish!

[Andos99]

I thought it would be fun to hear about your oldest fish or former fish friend who outlived his expectancy. Here's mine:

I bought a pair of Tinfoil Tiger barbs back in mid 1998 when I was a senior in high school. I had just bought my first tank, a 45 gal tall and had no idea what I was getting into. Well, I'm happy to say they are still with me today! They managed to somehow live through the college years, 5 different moves and a fire. Today, the pair lives happily together in the same tank (by themselves) as they were first put into 7 years ago. They peaked out at about 10 inches in year 4 and haven't grown at all sense.

 

[Guest]

The longest i ever had a fish live was a goldfish in a 5 gallon (horrible, but i know better now!) for about 4 years, and then it went to my aunts fish pond and it grew huge, but i think its probably dead by now, that was like 2 years ago we put it in the fish pond and she has quite a few goldfish in there, but if hes still in there hes lived for 6 years!!

In my current aquarium, my oldest fish are 2 of my 6 cory catfish followed by my common pleco and my rainbow shark

Back when i started my cycle i started with 5 zebra danios. Then i added the two cories and the pleco, and then the rainbow shark a few months later. So i guess the cories are about 8 months old now!

 

[DepotFish]

My goldfish is about four years this winter. I figured her age to be a few months when I got her and then she started laying eggs about when she would have been three so I'm pretty sure she's four now.

 

[rich311k]

My Oscar just passed his 13th birthday.

 

[TankGirl]

I had some fancy comet goldfish for about 10 years a while ago - that's the longest.

Otherwise, I now have a single white cloud minnow that must be pushing 6 years old. He's a big raggedy but feeds and swims around with the rest of them.

 

[wilson]

I think i have had an albine cory for at least 9-10 years if not more

 

[megladonsharky]

The longest was Trafalger at 18 months... thou soon many of my fish will spend the yr mark with me

 

[Guest]

what was Trafalger?

 

[rich311k]

Trafalger was a famous naval battle. The English defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets. It made Lord nelson really famous. In this case however judging from Sharky's sig. Trafalger was a betta.

 

[Guest]

Trafalger was a famous naval battle. The English defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets. It made Lord nelson really famous. In this case however judging from Sharky's sig. Trafalger was a betta.

i totally missed that, sorry about your beta

 

[willowthepoet]

my oldest was a betta who lived to almost 2 years until he mysteriously died one day after showing no symptoms of anything at all. i still don't understand.

 

[Andos99]

I now have a single white cloud minnow that must be pushing 6 years old.

Thats pretty amazing! Don't they normally only live for something like 2-3 years?

 

[whodini]

i have two silver dollars that are 6 years old!! and a 18year old calico goldfish

 

[Devilishturtles]

My oldest fish now is my common pleco, at almost 4 years. My angel did hold top honor, until it died a few months ago. Behind him is a single black tetra that has been kicking a few months shy of the pleco.

 

[smallfry]

I still have one of my original fish, a red cherry barb named Pete. I think I've had him about 5 years. He actually looks like an old man but he's still quite fiesty and thinks he's a pleco. (He hangs out at the veggie clip with my pleco....pretty much ignores flake food)

 

[TankGirl]

I now have a single white cloud minnow that must be pushing 6 years old.

Thats pretty amazing! Don't they normally only live for something like 2-3 years?

Yes, they do - the reason I know is because I got the minnows when I set up a small tank with a betta for my oldest daughter, which was over a year before I got pregnant with the twins, and they turn 5 this month!

 

[cinciboy]

My Oscar just passed his 13th birthday.

wow.. congrats for your oscar.

 

[Blazeherd2306]

My oldest fish is one of three black skirts. The others have died, but I've had him for 4 years now.