What livestock and how long have you had them?

[Lightsluvr]

I have often wondered what fish and other critters our members have in their marine aquariums, and how long have you kept them?

Somebody out there will get the award for the fish longest kept in an Oklahoma home saltwater aquarium!

Here is my community:

The current stock is:

6" Blue Hippo Tang (4.5 yrs)
7" Blonde Naso Tang (2 yrs)
8" DesJardin Sailfin Tang (3 yrs)
5" Yellow Tang (4 yrs)
6" Magnificent Foxface Rabbitfish (3.5 yrs)
4" Achilles Tang (10 weeks)
4" Copperband Butterflyfish (3.5 yrs)
3" Bangaii Cardinalfish (4.5 yrs)
(2) 3" ORA Black-White Ocellaris Clownfish (3.5 yrs)
(2) 2" ORA Orange-White Ocellaris Clownfish (4.5 yrs)
4" Diamond Sand-sifting goby (1.5 yr)
(2) 3'-4" Green Mandarin Dragonets (M-F) (4 yrs and 2 yrs)
3" Green Chromis (3.5 yrs)
5" Melanarus Wrasse (16 months yr)
3" Solar Fairy Wrasse (3 months)
(3) 2.5" Bartlett Anthias (1 month)
(2) Black long-spine urchins (1 month)

Yes, we are done adding fish... and we still do 65G water changes every week!

LL

 

[bobkill]

Fun thread !!
1 black per clown 2.5 yr - Adrian Peterson
1 watchman goby 2.5 yr- dr.manhattan
1 Xmas wrass 6 m - Captain Marbles Mcshinnysides
1 mad dragnet 1 yr- Chris rice
1 ora platnimum clown 6 m- Dr rocko the rock and roll clown fish
1 chevron tang 1m - Houdini Marmalade

 

[Lightsluvr]

Love the names! Glad we're not the only ones to name our fish... :lol:

 

[Daddeo]

My apologies, posted in the wrong thread.

 

[cjilge]

Malenarus wrasse 4 yrs
Marble wrasse 3yrs
yellow coris wrasse 1week
christmas wrasse 1week
tomini tang 2yrs
blue hippo tang 6yrs "Dora"
pair of ocelaris clowns 1@2yrs and the other aprox 9months
Randal's Goby 4yrs "randal Stripes"
2qty Manderins both males 1 at 1 1/2 yr the other about 6months
yellow clown goby 2yrs
Lubbucks wrasse 3yrs
Mystery wrasse 2weeks
maxima Clam 2weeks
copperband Butteryfly 1 month
Serpent star fish "stella" has been with me close to 7yrs
Sea cucumber "the terd" 6yrs
Long nose hawk fish 1yr

Most have had names given to them by Celia at some point but I just cant remember all of them.lol

 

[Paul B]

Somebody out there will get the award for the fish longest kept in an Oklahoma home saltwater aquarium!

Dam, I'm not in Oklahoma so I don't qualify but I found this thread and I am going to post anyway.

OK, maybe I won't. :dance:

 

[bobkill]

Some one that has had a tank since 1971 is insane

 

[Paul B]

Some one that has had a tank since 1971 is insane

But as far as I know, none of the animals have been in there since then. Except maybe my manta ray but he hides a lot.

 

[bobkill]

Manta ray! Pics?

 

[Paul B]

I do have some, but they are not downloaded, only his head fits underwater :uhoh3:

 

[Lightsluvr]

Anybody else in Oklahoma with a critter list...

Chris, How big is your Melanarus? And thanks for the reminder...I can't believe I forgot the (3) 6-8" Maxima clams on my sandbed... now if I could only have that success with a Crocea! :sad2:

LL

 

[cjilge]

about 4" I think the christmas wrasse is actually a melanarus to alittle different but almost identical markings and about 5" on that one.

 

[madkat]

Female orange/white Occelarus - 6 yrs
Male orange/white Occelarus - 4 yrs
Male black/white Occelarus - 3 yrs
Juvenile black/white Occelarus - 3 yrs
Desjardini Sailfin - 2yrs
2 Blue damsels - 6 yrs
2 yellow tangs - 6 mos
Regal Tang - 6 mos
Valentini Puffer - 6 mos
Foxface rabbit - 1 yr
Flame Angel - 2 yrs
2 Golden Sleeper gobies (pair) - 2 days
Clam - 2 weeks
Blue linkia star - 4 yrs
Black Brittle Star - 6 yrs
Red Brittle Star - 5 mos - adopted from Lauren

Just lost my Horseshoe crab - had him 6 years, he got stuck between 2 rocks while I was gone. Wife thought he was sleeping.

 

[SteelHorseRider]

Since I'm so new to the hobby only currently have two fish.

yellow tail damsel that I call blue diamond or Dozer and came with tank back in January.
royal gramma that I call her royal highness 3 months
next weekend should be getting a true per clown

 

[Lightsluvr]

SHR,

I love Royal Gramma - great fish... If you ever move your tank, and can't find your gramma, be sure to check holes in your live rock. Twice I have discovered a royal gramma inside a hole in LR - fortunately I heard it "flapping" in the hole and got it back in water! They can hide almost anywhere!

LL

 

[luvabunny]

I was speaking to a couple of friends last night, and they have a clownfish they have had for 16 years. They used to own a dive shop and he was in the display tank there. When they closed the shop they brought him home and have had him ever since.

 

[cody6766]

I have a yellow tail damsel that I've had for 3 years and about 3000 miles of travel

The others are inside, or a little over,a year.

 

[lauremf2002]

A pair of Misbar Perculas that I have had a few months. I sold all my livestock I previously owned in Jan. I had an Occelaris that was the first fish I bought 4 years ago. She currently resides in another members tank, although I cant remember who!

 

[ghellin]

Scopas tang 3"
Royal gramma 1yr
Firefish 1yr
Yellow coris wrasse 3" 8 months
Blue chromi 1.5" 1yr

Derasa clam 6" 1.5 years
Squamosa 4" 1yr

 

[cjilge]

A pair of Misbar Perculas that I have had a few months. I sold all my livestock I previously owned in Jan. I had an Occelaris that was the first fish I bought 4 years ago. She currently resides in another members tank, although I cant remember who!

That Occelaris is in my tank now. lol