How old is your oldest fish?

[saberry]

I'm obviously just getting started, but I was wondering what is the oldest fish that some of you have in your tanks. I know age will vary by species but just curious as to what I have to look forward to if I can mantain a good healthy tank.

 

[William]

I have a male betta thats around a year and a half, or two years old I reckon.

Havn't had him that long, but thats about how old he is.

 

[RogerMcAllen]

I have some feeder comets, that I have had for two years. I guess I could probablly call them pond comets by now.

 

[Beerman]

I have an Oscar that is 16 years old and a Jack Dempsey that is a little less. I bought them within a few months of each other and they've survived numerous moves. The Red Devil I also bought with them just died about six months ago.

I have several saltwater fish over ten years old.

 

[Allivymar]

Oh awesome Beerman!

Most of my fish are fairly new; my oldest is my first angelfish, who has got to be 2 yrs old by now. However, I have a feeling some of my fish are going to outlive me LOL I've clown loaches who live a coupla decades and a plec who lives even longer!

 

[Capt.Gorilla]

I have 1 8-9 year old comet, another is about 7.
My 10 year old died recently along with my 2 year old.

 

[Guest]

9-10 year old upside-down catfish. He survived 6 weeks with no food once. (My wife forgot instructions when I traveled to London for business).

 

[Galerius]

I have a 7 year old clown loach (just under 10 inches long, nose to tail). My oldest fish(es) recently passed, a veiltail female angel was 9 years old; her daughter (who passed a month later) was 7.5 years old. It wasn't until their passing that I realized just how attached a person becomes towards their fish.

 

[tkos]

I have a 1.5 year olf flying fox and silver tip tetras in my parents tank.

 

[puffergirl]

My oldest fish is my whitecloud mountain minnow. He has outlived all the other and now lives in my 30 gal tank. He is 2.5 years old.

 

[HOLLIEO]

My oldest fish is a fancytail goldfish that is approx. 6+ years old.
I had a white comet (planter) goldfish that I won at a party as a small child. I had that fish for 15 years (and then some). Amazing!
Because you know I didn't take care of the fish like I probally should of (being a child and all)

 

[peterp]

My oldest would be some of the goldfish&koi, the largest of them are 10-15 years years old now.

 

[Punkymom]

My oldest fish is like 3 months old or something like that...I just got back into the hobby after a long hiatus...I owned a Betta for 2 years once, though.

 

[BradleyTCO]

Old fish

Until recently (I had to give them away because they were eating all the plants), I had five huge silver dollars. Four of them were 5 years old, and one of them was over 7 years old.

 

[coolkidthatlike]

i have a black moore goldfish who is coming up on a year this febuary. He was the first fish i have ever had, and he has never died.