Cleaner shrimp life expectancy

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  1. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    I have had my blood shrimp for a little over 3 years and was just wondering about their life expectancy. I'm sure that some of you out there have had some old cleaner shrimp. Let me know of some of your oldest living or deceased shrimp that made it to a ripe old age. I'm curious about how old they can get in captivity.
     
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  2. budsbunny

    budsbunny Bristle Worm

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    hahaha probably older in the tank than in the food chain in the ocean !!!!!
    sorry couldn't resist !!!
     
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  3. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    Probably true but how old?
     
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  4. budsbunny

    budsbunny Bristle Worm

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    from everything i can see it is 3-4 years.....hopefully you can prove it's longer :)
     
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  5. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    We kept a big ol' cranky CBS for over 8 years...lost it in a tank crash after we moved. We've had peps almost as old.
     
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  6. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    the oldest I have had was a two year old skunk cleaner, had a bad molt and never recovered
     
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  7. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    Wow, impressive. I hope I can be as successful with mine.
     
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  8. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    The LFS has a HUGE CBS thats ~10 years old.
     
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  9. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    Impressive. Thanks.
     
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