How long does fish live after reaching maximum size?

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  1. yheartsp

    yheartsp Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Just a thought, like for us humans we generally live a little more than 2/3 of their total lifespan after reaching maximum size, how about fishes? ;D
     
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  2. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    totally dependent on the fish and its habitat
     
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  3. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    generally speaking (there are plenty of exceptions) fish grow their entire lives... the growth just slows down once they hit maturity.
     
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  4. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    I read about someone saying that had a Green Chromis for 14 years. Normally I think it's 7-8 for them..
     
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  5. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    Wow did it say how big it got?
     
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  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    One of my buddies has had a goldstripe maroon for 21 years. It hasn't gotten substantially bigger in over a decade but he's still there.
     
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  7. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    omg, that fish is older than me, kinda weird!
     
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  8. reeferdude

    reeferdude Fire Shrimp

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    my lfs has a gold stripe also and she said it was 16 years old. i would guess it was 6-8 inches long and about 2 inches thick, really mature looking fish and mean as a snake too!! she had me to try and keep it occupied while she reached in the tank to get me some coral.
     
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  9. Evan127

    Evan127 Spaghetti Worm

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    21 years is a long time, and quite impressive in my opinion! Geez! I'm with Puffer Chick on this one, its weird that its older than I am. Pictures maybe? A thread dedicated to "really-freakingly-impressive-old-fish"? Haha
     
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  10. yheartsp

    yheartsp Purple Spiny Lobster

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    yeah 21`years old would be old than me too :p

    I like to buy smaller sized fishes so that i can watch them grow ;D
     
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