How old is your oldest fish?

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  1. dahos

    dahos Feather Duster

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    I guess we don't know how old they were when we got them but how long have you had them in your possession?

    Mine is my Clown Fish. It has been in my tank for 18 months.
     

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  3. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    Flame Firefish, a Whopping 7 months lol... Just when I started. Lived through a cycle and everything :)
     
  4. accentstencil

    accentstencil Bristle Worm

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    I've had my maroon clown and blue damsel for around 8 years now.
     
  5. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    clownfish for about 7 months so far. very first fish too.
     
  6. m_hsiao

    m_hsiao Purple Spiny Lobster

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    pair of clownfish for 15 months, they are massive and fat!
     
  7. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    Cool thread. My oldest is my black and white clown....11 months in my tank.
     
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  9. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    My two oldest now, Royal Gramma and Coral Beauty are about a year old, maybe a little longer. My two fish that I had the longest were a Dog Face Puffer and A Niger Trigger, the Dog Face was 9 years old when it died and the Trigger was 7. Also had a Panther Grouper (in with the two I just mentioned) that lasted 5 years.
     
  10. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    Maroon clown and blue damsels. I've had them for over a year now. They made the transition from my 30 to 75; the damsels cycled my 30. They survived the 2 day drive in a small Rubbermaid container from Florida to Tennessee, sitting in the Rubbermaid in my kitchen with nothing but an airstone while I set up the 75 - they cycled it. The maroon clown was wild caught, and had a layover at London heathrow airport before arriving at my LFS in Tampa, where I picked him up :) Very attached to that fish.
     
  11. dahos

    dahos Feather Duster

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    This clown was my first fish also. Hope he makes it another 20 years.
     
  12. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    my clowns are at least 3 years old. I've had them for almost a year and a half and the previous owner had them for almost 2 years. (they've been through 2 cycles too)

    I hate them and of all the fish I've lost, I'm irritated it wasn't these two little devils.