Zionas Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Curious. For all of you, what’s your oldest fish as of 2020? Would appreciate it if you could give the following: 1. What type of fish is it? 2. How long have you had it for? 3. How big was it when you bought it? 4. Is it still alive? 5. Where did you buy it? 6. What is your tank size and its tank mates? Would love to hear from you guys! Could also be an invert or even coral! Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1. Leopard eel (FW). Also known as a Blackspot eel (Mastacembelus dayi). His name is Spot. He's roughly ~14". 2. ~5.5+ years. 3. <10". 4. Yes. 5. My LFS. 6. A standard 4' ft long which is roughly ~70G. Currently housed with 2x severum cichlids, 1x leopard-hybrid catfish, 3x torpedo barbs, 2x filamented barbs, 2x tiretrack eels & 1x juvi. emperor snakehead (Channa maruloides). My eel's spine is kinked from old age & he has two tumors, but he's still going strong. Easily one of the most aggressive & dominant fish I've kept/am keeping. 👍 3 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Clownfish(3) 5 - 5.5 yrs old About an inch in size now 2-3" All 3 still living Various lfs 1 originally in a 10g now in a 20g Pair started in 15g, moved to lagoon, now in their own 10g because they were getting very aggressive. 2 Quote Link to comment
paulsz Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 No longer my fish as of last month. Had to give it away. 1. Yellow Clown Goby 2. Almost 3 years (second fish to go in after starting my first tank) 3. <1" and is now >1" haha 😂 4. Yes, with a new owner. 5. Big Al's 6. Was originally in a 35 cube. Last was a fluval evo 13.5G. With a bicolor blenny and a clownfish. That's for fish. The oldest invert I have is a scarlet hermit. Bought it on day 1 (after the cycle). So is at least 3+ years old. 2 Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Well I just got into the saltwater hobby where my oldest fish is six months I have a 20 gallon freshwater with a Cory catfish from when I was six living in it. it’s a panda Cory catfish. I have had it for 7 years now it was half an inch when I got it now it’s four inches long one inch wide he is still alive but he is reaching the end of his life span i bought it from pets mart well it originally lived in a normal rectangle 10 gallon now it lives in a hexagon 20 gallon. With 3 other Cory catfish (all pandas) a dwarf gourami and 1 loach to deal with snails 2 1 Quote Link to comment
paulsz Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Clownfish king said: it’s a panda Cory catfish. i had some when i had a freshwater tank a few years ago. They're so cute! Quote Link to comment
UpsideDownPumpkin Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Freshwater (cold) (childhood - 90s) - ~15 years old 1. What type of fish is it? Goldfish (Comet) 2. How long have you had it for? ~5 years (it went on to live another decade or so in a neighbours pond) 3. How big was it when you bought it? 2 inches (adopted not bought) 4. Is it still alive? Sadly not. 5. Where did you buy it? My brothers girlfriend gave it to me, it was too big for her tank. 6. What is your tank size and its tank mates? It went through the usual tank hopping to try and keep up with its size. Last tank was about 40-50g before I rehomed him. Started with 3 goldfish and ended up with just him. freshwater (tropical) - ~2016-2020 - 4 years old 1. What type of fish is it? Golden Gourami 2. How long have you had it for? 4 years 3. How big was it when you bought it? An inch or so. Baby. 4. Is it still alive? Sadly not, passed a month ago. 5. Where did you buy it? Pets at Home (UK version of petco I guess) 6. What is your tank size and its tank mates? Started out in a 70g community with 3 other three spot gourami, various fish over the years. Retired her to a 30g when she stopped being active and just chilled in her boat, with some Cory cats that I still have. Saltwater; 2020 - unknown age 1. What type of fish is it? Clownfish (black ice, female) 2. How long have you had it for? About 3 weeks 3. How big was it when you bought it? 3 inches 4. Is it still alive? Yep 5. Where did you buy it? Maidenhead Aquatics (also like a UK version of Petco) 6. What is your tank size and its tank mates? 30g and she has a male black ice clown and a Midas Blenny currently. Still stocking. (I should say I assume she is the oldest marine fish I have because it’s impossible to really tell - but she’s bigger than my other tanks female clown, my Sixline in my other tank was tiny when I got it, and I really don’t know for the blennies - technically I’ve had the other set of clowns longer but she strikes me as older. She’s a big gal.) Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Ocellaris clownfish pair: Had them for 15+ years (still living, and breeding) They were purchased as juveniles from Live Aquaria (she is now a big gal) They've lived in numerous tanks with various tank mates, but currently reside in a 100 gallon tank with a Banggai cardinalfish Rock Flower anemone: It was my first anemone, purchased 15+ years ago (sill living, and breeding) It was purchased from Reeftopia (and hasn't changed dramatically in size) Like the clowns, I've transferred it to a number of tanks, but it's currently in a 40 breeder (with dozens, maybe hundreds, of baby RFAs) 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Zionas Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 Cool! Keep them coming! Quote Link to comment
tdannhauser30 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Pair of clowns. Dont have exact sure but had them since the beginning so almost 8 yrs. Outlasted the blenny and 6 line.. tank is old 28 gal nano. Damn seabass I thought mine were ol timers lol 1 Quote Link to comment
FollyFish Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1) Folly is my Black Ice Ocellaris Clownfish 2) Approx. 5 yrs 3) 1 inch 4) Yes, and bitting me when ever she gets the chance. 5) LFS 6) she was in my 25G but now in my 50G 7) Current other fish are: Yellow watchman Goby, Yellow Neon Goby, Lawnmower Blenny, Tanaka Possum Wrasse, McCoskers Wrasse (maybe or could be Long fin Fairy Wrasse it is in transition so hard to tell), and a Blue/Green Chromis. Quote Link to comment
Zionas Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 12/13/2020 at 10:38 AM, tdannhauser30 said: Pair of clowns. Dont have exact sure but had them since the beginning so almost 8 yrs. Outlasted the blenny and 6 line.. tank is old 28 gal nano. Damn seabass I thought mine were ol timers lol Ahh nice lol. How long did the Blenny and 6-Line live and what did they die from? We’re they big when you got them? (What kind of Blenny?) Quote Link to comment
tdannhauser30 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 37 minutes ago, Zionas said: Ahh nice lol. How long did the Blenny and 6-Line live and what did they die from? We’re they big when you got them? (What kind of Blenny?) Years and Years, blenny made it to 5 or 6, and then i just lost the wrasse a few months ago.. I think to an evil starfish. No real known cause of death for either. Wrasses body never recovered lol Quote Link to comment
BearTheSquare Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1. Royal Gramma 2. 12 years 3. 3/4 inch 4. Yes, but it’s lived in my parents tank since I moved to college 4.5 years ago 5. LFS 6. Originally a 29 gallon biocube with a percula clownfish, now both fish live in my parents 75 gallon FOWLR It was actually the first saltwater fish I owned when I was a kid and got my dad back into the hobby. Pretty cool to see a fish that’s more than half my age whenever I travel home for holidays/visits. 1 Quote Link to comment
Zionas Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 16 minutes ago, BearTheSquare said: 1. Royal Gramma 2. 12 years 3. 3/4 inch 4. Yes, but it’s lived in my parents tank since I moved to college 4.5 years ago 5. LFS 6. Originally a 29 gallon biocube with a percula clownfish, now both fish live in my parents 75 gallon FOWLR It was actually the first saltwater fish I owned when I was a kid and got my dad back into the hobby. Pretty cool to see a fish that’s more than half my age whenever I travel home for holidays/visits. A 12-year old Gramma. Nice! Quote Link to comment
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