RIP my boy Zeus

[that_fish_Guy]

Well.....it's been about a week.... Water pameters were good the female flowerhorn was eating all was fine...but my male began to eat less and less this past month. I treated the tank with salt and raised the temp....nothing helped...as he ate less and less he could not stay upright.... I have had him for 5 years and got him second hand from someone who kept him in a 10 gallon.....He lived out his life with me in a 75 gallon.... Anyways he passed this morning and was one of the oldest fish I had at the moment. He was truely a great pet....he will be missed.

That paper plate is around 12 inches in diameter

 

[kno4te]

Sorry for the loss.

 

[Dee eng]

Sucks to see these kinds of post! Sorry for your lost buddy!

 

[ECW]

He lived a long life in flowerhorn years. You did a great job. Sorry for your loss.

 

[nzafi]

Sorry for your loss. I lost my 17yr old rhom on Sunday and it's painful even though it's just "a fish".

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Is lifespan of a flowerhorn about the same as an oscar, 8-10 years?

 

[ECW]

Is lifespan of a flowerhorn about the same as an oscar, 8-10 years?

I'd say 5-6 years. That's pretty old for a flowerhorn.

 

[that_fish_Guy]

Well the lifespan can be 10 years or so BUT flowerhorn have a pre dispositioned genetic disadvantage some don't have the best of genes....so I'm not sure what the actual life span is....but I took care of him as best I could.....And I'm sorry about your rhom...even though they are fish we get attached to the personality of these fish.....they almost get to be like our dogs in water..

 

[Ihsnshaik]

My Midas is about 10 years or so at least

 

[MonsterFishCreeper]

Sorry for your loss. I lost my 17yr old rhom on Sunday and it's painful even though it's just "a fish".

Once you've cared for a living creature for almost two decades its gonna be hard regardless of what animal it is/ Many of these fish have strong personalities and it's easy to feel a bond with them. I'm sorry you lost your buddy.