Happy 20th Birthday Marilyn

[VWHACK]

Very cool post.
I have a pair of Maroon clowns pushing 24 years young.
My boys had in their rooms when in kindergarten.
Clowns are still doing great. From a 20 gallon to a 60 for the majority of their lives.
Been ruling my 700 for a couple years now.
Its a tearful experience to look back and relate the clowns to my oldest boys growing up.

 

[av8]

Marylin is 34 +. She may be reaching end of life: she has been lethargic a great deal of the time lately, as seen in the linked video. She also did not eat for a few days, but then all of a sudden she ate a lot of pellets. Then two more days of not eating. I console myself that she has had a great run.
Marylin resting

 

[griss]

34+ years is very impressive and speaks to you excellent husbandry.

 

[Reefing102]

Agree that’s quite impressive lifespan

 

[kfisc]

Just amazing. It was moving to see the other clown try to push her along. Thanks for sharing her with us all these years.

 

[Tom-Kat]

Great read! Thank you for sharing

 

[av8]

It is with great sorrow I say that Marylin has passed on to the great reef in the sky. I'm sure she was 34 years old, as is my son. We had a lot of adventures together. Her partner "little guy" let me know he was not happy about me removing her from the tank, by biting me several times. He is in his early 20's ; )

 

[griss]

Sorry for your loss @av8

 

[kfisc]

Sorry to hear it. Marilyn is now the oldest clown fish I'm aware.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Wow, you have achieved something most home aquarists will never achieve. I'm very sorry for your loss but be proud that you gave that fish a long, long life.

 

[av8]

Wow, you have achieved something most home aquarists will never achieve. I'm very sorry for your loss but be proud that you gave that fish a long, long life.

Yes, it is weird to think that even if I wanted to, it would be impossible. I'd be 104.

It makes me laugh to hear the prospective buyer ask: "how long do they live?" and the fish store person say "5 or 6 years"