Lifespan of Clownfish??

[da1jewfish]

anyone know?
I have been finding very conflicting info. Ranging from 5 year lifspan to over 14 years!?!?
any ideas

 

[UDrogue]

one of mine lived for 8 1/2 yrs. the other one is 7 yrs old. Dunno if it died naturally..just found him floating one morning.

 

[BLKTANG]

A friend of mine has had a pair of GSM's for over 8 years in his 550.

 

[PogoMonogo]

a customer i know has one that is 13 yrs old (maroon clown).

 

[Tang Salad]

I have a hunch some have lived over 20.

 

[buildinboats]

I have a cinnamon clown (Amphiprion melanopus) that I got in '92. It was adult sized when I bought it so it is over 16 years old.

 

[austinvanover]

A lfs by has had a mated pair for about 18 years

 

[austinvanover]

A lfs by my house has had a mated pair for about 18 years

 

[da1jewfish]

alright, problem answered!
Thanks very much all.

 

[brandon7491]

this place called aquarium in the city has ora's retired breeding maroon clown pairs and they are over 30yrs old

 

[SCR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12332958#post12332958 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by brandon7491
this place called aquarium in the city has ora's retired breeding maroon clown pairs and they are over 30yrs old

Do you mean Sea in the City?

 

[kar93]

http://www.geocities.com/wefoundnemo/
29 years old this year - not mine.

 

[Saltwater_Dog]

^^^^^^^Looks like some Louisiana clowns in that thread^^^^^^^^

 

[Fishdisease]

^^ wow.

 

[snorvich]

But they tend to live longer in aquaria than in the wild. Most marine fish do.