Old fish ?

[Kahuna Tuna]

Here is a pic of the sailfin at about 9", this was at around the 11 year mark in my tank.

 

[bradleyj]

I have 4 chromis's, coral beauty angel, sailfin tang , naso tang, regal tang, purple tang, and a doliatus rabbitfish that are almost 7 years old.

 

[AquaKnight]

Yellow Tang is over 7 years old
Yellowtail Damsel is over 6 year
Melagris Leopard wrasse is at least 5 and half. Purchased already large, 3"-4".
Pair of clowns (perc/ocell) are over 5.

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

I found my old stock sheet list from back in the day, thought it was gone forever. I purchased my true percs way back in April of 2002 which makes them 7-1/2 years in my tanks. The second day I had them the little male went over Niagra Falls (the overflow) and ended up getting pounded in the washing machine that is a filter sock. I have no idea how long he was in there but he was pretty beat up and I didn't think he was going to make it. I didn't think the female would have lasted this long either since she bites the hell out of me every time I stick my hand in the tank. They have made it nearly 8 years now, amazing. This pair has spawned hundreds of times over the years and still look great, they have survived earthquakes, leaking tanks, power outages, and aggressive tankmates. Heres a pic of them in their LTA in my old 180 setup before I moved it.

 

[Outerbank]

A tank raised ocellaris pair that are 16 years old and still laying eggs. They survived a nasty brookynella infection 3 years ago.

<a href="http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/oo323/outerbank/?action=view&current=DSCN0818.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo323/outerbank/DSCN0818.jpg" border="0" alt="ritteri anemonee August 12, 2009"></a>

A 14 year old yellow tang.

<a href="http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/oo323/outerbank/?action=view&current=tankmarch222009014.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo323/outerbank/tankmarch222009014.jpg" border="0" alt="YT bought in 1995"></a>

 

[1DeR9_3Hy]

Oceans and Seas in Roseville MI have/had a pair of true percs for 17 years. The male had enough of the female about 3 years ago and jumped shipped (i mean this in the literal sense of jumping out), but the female is still there just hanging out with here new mate.

 

[Hoyden]

At the National Aquarium in Baltimore there is a tarpon that has been there since the opening in 1981 - that would make her probably about 30-32 given her size when she was aquired. Shedd had a tarpon that lived to 63.

 

[NCSUsalt]

I do a maintenance account that has a purple and a yellow tang that are both around 14 years right now, the just survived a recent tank crash as well.

 

[swiftwing7]

Was watching a cool thing on aging on the science channel, they talked about sea urchins and how they apparently don't age, or do so very slowly. Differences between young urchins and those around in WWII (had a layer of elevated levels of radiation) were unnoticeable. So now I fully expect my blue tux urchin to outlive me

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

Outerbank- that Magnifica is absolutely beautiful!

 

[billdogg]

My Gymnothorax Undulatus is ~ 20 years old. He has survived half a dozen moves, several carpet surfing episodes (once dried out to the point he was stiff) and several nasty bacterial/fungal problems (all directly related to the carpet surfing - you'd think he'd learn - lol) My yellow tang is at least 10 now, a maroon clown is at least that old - heck - my latest fish is at least 3 years old. With proper care, most can and will live for quite some time.

 

[Outerbank]

Outerbank- that Magnifica is absolutely beautiful!

Thanks!

 

[Malum Argenteum]

I had a coral beauty angelfish for over ten years. Recently lost it in a move.

Not a fish, but: I had a 'Green Death' brittle star (that never ate any of my fish that I could conclusively prove) for 15 years. It died within the last year of what looked like old age -- gradual slowdown, ragged looking.

 

[Solitaryensis]

The oldest captive fish is "grandpa" an Australian lungfish at the Shedd Aquarium. I forget how old it is for sure - but close to 80 years old. I took care of it for a time when I was an aquarist there back in the 1980's - it really didn't look any older than other lungfish.

Not positive, but I believe the Academy of Sciences here in San Francisco has a lungfish that is into his 90's. If youre doing a paper on old fish, id definitely find more information about him/her.