life expectancy-corals,inverts

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  1. conjuay

    conjuay Feather Duster

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    Might sound like a dumb question, but barring a tank crashing/ overheating/whatever, what would be the life expectancy of various coral/ inverts?
    There's tons of info on care, I don't think I've seen a word on longevity.
    Any thoughts?
     
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  2. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    In wild, longevity is likely measured in decades instead of years...:confused:

    Who knows in our artificial, cesspool's we have in our tanks...

    My only experience is that have never seem to have a shrimp last more then about 6 years.

    Hermits and snails come and go...hard to judge as hermits change "houses" and I can't recognize them anymore...


    Snails...some still with me since startup...(trochus/turbo's)...not added any in years.

    Large BTA 8 years old...never has split...


    All I can say....:-/
     
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  3. conjuay

    conjuay Feather Duster

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    Well, it helped. I was thinking of the time frame for shrimp, I had two peppermints and two skunks 4 months ago, now I just have the skunks...

    I know you see reef pictures that show HUGE walls of coral, and of course, only part of it is presently alive, I was questioning whether there would be visible die-off on healthy corals as they mature in a tank, or if entire colonies just tend to colaspe.
     
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  4. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    Shrimps and causations in general seldom live pass 2 or 3 yrs I did keep a pair of Harlequin for near to 3 yrs , I have and have tangs that are over 10 yrs as for corals ? I have a green stag horn acro I got on a dive in Florida back in the late 80's and I have a Acro colony now that started as a twig in about 92 or so a purple/blue acro many call the monster I got the frag from Tyree early 90's not sure of the yr now . I have several colonies 15 yrs old or more. I have a pink Millipora that is rather old .. I did give some of these to a few friends and sons over the yrs to ensure a restocking resource just in case. But I suspect corals live many yrs in out little glass box's of saltwater.
     
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  5. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    dont expect shrimp to live more then 4 years. clams and anemones may outlive you. corals should also outlive you but that really depends upon the type of coral.
     
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  6. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Opps see "in tanks"

    What you may be seeing is results of some chemical warfare between colonies fighting for space...

    Or else, Predator/Disease...????:-/
     
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