oldest gt, texas, con and jd?

[lekkiandgas]

was talking to partner last night
we was wondering what's the oldest your fish are or have lived to?
we know the facts online about how long they live
but was curious if any have lived longer
interested on gt, texas, con and jd
so, how old are yours ?

 

[convict360]

Not any of the above, but my BGK lived for 9 years; so that at least sets a benchmark for what they can get to, unless its listed elsewhere.

 

[jwh]

PFK magazine, in their latest issue, has an article on 40 year old goldfish

 

[viejafish]

Goldfish and Koi are long living fish. Koi can outlive human, and the oldest living vertebrate in the world is a 226 year old koi in Japan.

http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/2009/09/19/the-longest-lived-vertebrate-a/

But cichlids aren't carp and don't live as long. Large cichlid take longer to mature and live longer than smaller cichlid. Under the best conditions, Texas can live to 15, GT and JD to 10 year, and convict to about 7.