Curious, who has the oldest fish?

[TwoTankAmin]

I have clowns that are 20+ years old for sure and zebra plecos the same. But, there is one species of fw fish out there that can outlive us

112-year-old fish has broken a longevity record

According to radiocarbon dating, when the bigmouth buffalo was born, World War I had not yet broken out in Europe.
By Sean Landsman
PUBLISHED August 2, 2019

Scientists just added a large, sucker-mouthed fish to the growing list of centenarian animals that will likely outlive you and me.
A new study using bomb radiocarbon dating describes a bigmouth buffalo that lived to a whopping 112 years, crushing the previous known maximum age for the species—26—by more than fourfold.

That makes the bigmouth buffalo, which is native to North America and capable of reaching nearly 80 pounds, the oldest age-validated freshwater bony fish—a group that comprises roughly 12,000 species.

from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...reshwater-fish-discovered-radiocarbon-dating/

 

[Deadeye]

My oldest fish were probably only 5 years.
I’ve read places that koi can go for over 200 years, not sure of the validity of that though.

 

[BIG-G]

Deadeye

Koi Hanako: Oldest Koi Fish with Longest Recorded Lifespan - Fish Laboratory

At 226 years old, koi Hanako was the oldest koi fish ever recorded. Koi Hanako was a beautiful scarlet-colored female Higoi in Japan. Her name Hanako is

www.fishlaboratory.com

 

[Fishnerd360]

If I’m correct, ‘Grandad’ from the Shedd aquarium in Chicago, is the oldest captive raised fish. Was at the shedd from 1933-2017 when it died, but doesn’t say the full age.

 

[EntoStentor]

There's a fish in the GBR called the midnight snapper, supposedly they found one ~86 years of age.

 

[Deadeye]

There's a fish in the GBR called the midnight snapper, supposedly they found one ~86 years of age.

I remember reading about that... cool looking fish too!

 

[pacu mom]

Pacu Lady built a 3240 gallon tank for her black pacu. Unfortunately, they had a total tank fail, and their pacu died unexpectedly at age 28. It was her understanding that pacu can live to 60 years.

Let's see all those "gentle giants"...post your Pacu!!!

oh how sweet .. you joined the pacu lovers club.. please keep us updated on their growth..they are tooooo cute for words.. heres a thread i did on them with more pics and the story :) http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124310

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