The age fish can get

[Frommel]

I am curious what ages fish can get. There is not much info on that.

I myself thought my cl where old, whit theyre 9 years. But oddbal en ewurm told me theyn are deffinetly not.

I had several small tetra's (cardinals, rummynoses en buenos aires) reach the age of 7 years. At that age you can see there condition goes back fast.

Who has old fish here? and i really mean the ones over 10 years old.

 

[Onion01]

my friend's grandfather had a couple of 30+ year old koi. I heard once that koi can reach 150 years of age, but I can't confirm that. I saw a program on monster fishing, and some guy caught a sturgeon estimated at 120 years. Oldest fish I kept was an angel fish maybe 8 or 9 years old

 

[bigspizz]

You could google each fish or ask about specific ones you want to know about here. The answers are not hidden. 10-50 years covers a lot of fish. Some say a koi lived 200+ years in Japan. I would say 20-30 years is the "norm" for koi. I have heard of a 20 year old oscar. Clown loaches live 50+ years. Sturgeon can live 100+ years. For cichlids, 10-20 years covers almost all species....

 

[Delhezi222]

One of the oldest fish is the AUL at shedd aquarium. They nicknamed it "Granddad", and it's estimated to be around a hundred years old. It's been in the aquarium for at least 80.

 

[Axle]

i have a clown knife that is between 11-12 years old

 

[Frommel]

You could google each fish or ask about specific ones you want to know about here.

I am not interested in a specific one. I just want to know who has old fish. I think it is real expertise if youre fish reach respectable age.

 

[willys-1]

I am not interested in a specific one. I just want to know who has old fish. I think it is real expertise if youre fish reach respectable age.

Had a Black Shark, 3" to 14"+, lived for more than 22 years.

 

[navygirl76]

it depends on what kind of fish you keep. Ive heard lake malawi cichlids live 4-10 years.

 

[Blub Blub]

I think this is a cool thread. Most of the information you can find on the lifespans of fish don't specify how they were kept, or if they were in the wild. Since there are obviously alot of very skilled and experienced fishkeepers on here, it will be intresting to see what they have accomplished.

I've only been keeping fish for two years, and I have quite a few two year old fish. I guess I'm not doing too bad so far.

 

[Mystix212]

My first 4 fish that I ever purchased are still alive. Although, they are only probably 1.75 years old.
I commonly hear the average age for cichlids is 10, and that seems to be just about right with correct care and a suitable envioronment. My first school of neon tetras consisted of 9-12 neons. About a year later, the females were staring to lose thier blue colouration while the silver scales seem to of 'expanded' to a very minute scale.