The Oldest/Longest Kept Fish You've Had

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fishman09

fishman09

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Alright everybody, lets share all our longest kept/oldest fish all you have had over the years. Doesn't have to be a ca/sa cichlid but preferred. Feel free to share pictures, maintenance routine, tank size, and diet for those longer lived fish. Also would like to see how many fish are either dying due to natural causes (whatever the cause) or are keepers just getting bored and move on to other projects.



I've only been in the hobby for about 4 years now so my longest lived fish that will be with me till the day he kicks it from being old would be HULK my 12" F1 hogaboomorum. He's spending his time in a 75 gallon that gets 2x weekly 50%WC and eats NLS Jumbo fish formula, YFS carnivore pellets, and some freeze dried krill every so often. He made it through a pretty solid case of HITH a while back but is still as healthy and mean as ever.

Were approaching 2 years in may care and was a few months old when i got him at about 2.5"



 
Had a Synodontis multipunctatus (that I acquired that was at least 7 years old) live another 5-6 years...before I gave him to a friend when I left for college.

I've had several fish that I've had since I got back into fish ~2006...and plenty more since we moved from Cali ~2008.

Matt
 
I couldn't recount all the long lived fish I've had over the years, but currently I just had a rotkeil severum die that was minimum of 13 years old, have an L260 pleco that's neighborhood of 14 years old (maybe older, got it full grown), have Kapampa fronts about 7.5 years old, just traded the last of my peacocks and he was about 8 years old.
 
dogofwar said:
Had a Synodontis multipunctatus (that I acquired that was at least 7 years old) live another 5-6 years...before I gave him to a friend when I left for college.

I've had several fish that I've had since I got back into fish ~2006...and plenty more since we moved from Cali ~2008.

Matt
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neutrino said:
I couldn't recount all the long lived fish I've had over the years, but currently I just had a rotkeil severum die that was minimum of 13 years old, have an L260 pleco that's neighborhood of 14 years old (maybe older, got it full grown), have Kapampa fronts about 7.5 years old, just traded the last of my peacocks and he was about 8 years old.
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Couple dedicated hoibbiests there!! Nice to see such long lived fish!
 
My Oscar "Chop Stick" had him/her for just under 10 and 1/2 years. He died just recently (near the end of last year I believe) at 13 or so inches! He/she was named Chop Stick because of how he/she jumped outta the water for food all the time! Was a great fish and will always be missed!


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JwHiser13 said:
My Oscar "Chop Stick" had him/her for just under 10 and 1/2 years. He died just recently (near the end of last year I believe) at 13 or so inches! He/she was named Chop Stick because of how he/she jumped outta the water for food all the time! Was a great fish and will always be missed!


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Damn! Share some specs brotha!! Decade old fish is no easy feat!!


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