2023: How old will your oldest fish be?
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I was in the hobby many many years ago but came out of it around the early to mid 90's.
When my second stint started in August 2015 the first fish I bought were a RTGG, 4 balas and 6 clown loach. One Bala and one loach died pretty quick but I still have the rest, so my oldest fish are all around 7 years old.
It's interesting though that if I hadn't have come out of the hobby first time round I often wonder if any of my original clown loach would still be going. They'd be around 27-30 years old now.
When my second stint started in August 2015 the first fish I bought were a RTGG, 4 balas and 6 clown loach. One Bala and one loach died pretty quick but I still have the rest, so my oldest fish are all around 7 years old.
It's interesting though that if I hadn't have come out of the hobby first time round I often wonder if any of my original clown loach would still be going. They'd be around 27-30 years old now.
I have two clown loaches I got in 95. In the past, I said I knew for sure I had them by 1997 but a grade school friend came over a few weeks ago and he agrees that I probably got them in 1995. Timeline seems right as I moved in 97 and already had them. 95 is when I left for college and I didn't buy any new fish again after leaving my old house unt 2018.
I had a pleco from that time but he died two months ago. Had a third clown loach from that same group that died when he accidentally jumped out of the tank during a water change and I didn't notice till a few days later sadly.
One clown loach is obviously a female as she's huge. The other clown loach is a male and several of the ones I got in 2018 are bigger than him.
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This pic is form early October of this year. Pink arrows show the two elder clown loaches. Blue arrow is what I think is a female I got in 2018. She's grown so fast and if she lives anywhere close to as long as my elders, she's gonna be huge.
I had a pleco from that time but he died two months ago. Had a third clown loach from that same group that died when he accidentally jumped out of the tank during a water change and I didn't notice till a few days later sadly.
One clown loach is obviously a female as she's huge. The other clown loach is a male and several of the ones I got in 2018 are bigger than him.
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This pic is form early October of this year. Pink arrows show the two elder clown loaches. Blue arrow is what I think is a female I got in 2018. She's grown so fast and if she lives anywhere close to as long as my elders, she's gonna be huge.
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I've got a placo that's close to 20 years old. Not sure of the type but it's armored and has long ribbon like tendrils growing from the upper and lower ends of its tail. Odd, spikey body plates that aren't sharp but also aren't pleasant to the touch.
You can post a pic here or on another site to get an ID. I think I posted a pic on planet catfish a few years ago and mine was quickly identified as a Hypostomus Plecostomus.
