How old is your oldest clown?

[Reefrunner262]

My maroon pair was 6 years old before a heater nuked nuked the tank.

 

[av8]

Meg,
My Ocellaris Clown is at least 25 years +. I got her when my son was born, as that's when I set up the tank (Not my first marine tank) ... Lots of home time with a baby in the house ; )
She lives in a 55 gal reef and lays an egg nest every 28 days. Still going strong!

 

[OrionN]

I lost my 15 year old Percula 2 years ago. She way laying eggs but jumped one day.

 

[Cheebs]

I've had my Maroon female for about 10 years, so she's at least that old, and her mate I've had for about 7 or 8 years. They've been through many moves and some hardships, but they are very happy and healthy today

 

[cheesecreaper]

I got my ocellaris as a tank raised junevile in May 1998. The store told me that the fihs in that tank were about 6 months old. So my Nemo is 17. Funny how the first thing people say when they see the tank is "hey - there's Nemo!" I finally gave up and I call him Nemo too.

I think it is crazy that your clownfish is the same age as me.

 

[Uathedestroyer]

Meg,
My Ocellaris Clown is at least 25 years +. I got her when my son was born, as that's when I set up the tank (Not my first marine tank) ... Lots of home time with a baby in the house ; )
She lives in a 55 gal reef and lays an egg nest every 28 days. Still going strong!

Wow. That's amazing. Do you have any pictures of this beauty?

 

[rhdoug]

I just lost a gold stripe maroon that was 10 yrs old, I kept him from one of the batches of babies from my breeding pair. Both the parents (who died a few months after the babies were born) and the "baby" were killed due to heater malfunctions.

 

[jcs11236]

I have my tomato clown for over 14 years. She was by herself for 10 years. Finally paired her 4 years ago and has been laying eggs every two-three weeks ever since. Pretty cool.
I stunted it's growth since the first 7 years were in a 10 gal hex. I upgraded but never grew much. Well compared to the huge tomatoes I seen

 

[gfox2]

After reading this post it sounds like most of the clowns died of a stuck heater versus old age.

 

[Texas Paul]

I had a mated Perc pair for 10 yrs. They bred quite a bit. Then one day after 10 yrs the female started picking on the male (after all that time). Eventually killed him. Never could believe it.....I guess it was time for a divorce.

 

[DIRK GRIFFIN]

Bought my perc in '92, 23+ years :hb2::hb2::hb2:
Still small after all this time....

 

[Texas Paul]

Bought my perc in '92, 23+ years :hb2::hb2::hb2:
Still small after all this time....

Were you rockin' the undergravel filter back then? I know I was.....Sweetness.

 

[DIRK GRIFFIN]

No, was on the bare bottom tank with live rock sitting on egg crate by then....:deadhorse::deadhorse::deadhorse:
Started out with water dripping thru trays of gravel...5 years before...
Albert Thiel and the old Fama mag articles kept me going all sorts of directions.....

 

[Itz_Koolio]

I still have mine who is now a 4yo occ clown. He was my first saltwater fish!

 

[mobert]

Those left from my original "27 clownfishes" were 10 years old last Aug 2015.

 

[benzzz]

My gold stripe maroon clown is 9 yrs old. Seems over the past couple years it's gold bands have faded a lot.

 

[b22]

Mine are about 4 years

 

[ohmygod]

mine pair of clowns wyoming white is what get me into the hobby. I got them for 2 years and still going strong. but one of my friend got a clarky for 14 years. he is huge as 3 fingers and every he eats, the whole cube of mysis shrimp

 

[Speedfreak241]

I have a maroon that has been with me for 2 years and in the same tank for 5-6. (I bought the tank and he came with). He's still on the smaller end of maroons I've seen at only about 2.5-3 inches but eats like a pig and barely lets anyone else get food.

 

[wmo168]

My single percula clown been with me for about 8 years and still going strong