Oldest living?

Tom R · #1 04-14-2006, 02:44 PM

I have a few fish that were the first S/W purchases that i made about 8 or 9 years ago. My first purchases were Blue Damsels @ $3.00 each to aid in the cycling of my first setup.

You know it is a murphy's law that the cheapest will last the most expensive will die.

Tom R

Ruth · #2 04-14-2006, 03:11 PM

I have had my tanks set up for a year and a half and under and have continued to aquire fish over this time. I have lost 2 firefish (jumpers) 3 gobies (dottyback) and one Moorish Idol (killed by Yellow Tang). Most of my fish in my 230g have been there for over a year and like Tom I still have the first 2 fish that I got - blue devil damsel and tomato clown.

Tangman · #3 04-14-2006, 03:30 PM

The Sailfin Tang ,as seen in my avtar, is about 6 years old, it's about 7 inches long too

BMW Rider · #4 04-14-2006, 05:00 PM

Yellow tang - 7+ years
Tomato clown - 7+ years, it was fully mature when I got it, so I expect it is at least 10-12 years old

sumpfinfishe · #5 04-14-2006, 05:22 PM

My pink skunk clown is 6yrs, sixline is 4yrs, and I lost two yellow watchmens back at Xmas that were both 7yrs.

As for coral, I have a few pieces that I started with 9 yrs ago which include my candycane, frogspawn, and gorgonians-all have been fragged more times than I can count.

Skimmer Juice · #6 04-14-2006, 06:06 PM

I have had a tank since dec 2004 and I have a cowfish for 1 year.Got him the size of a loonie now he is 6-7 inches.I also have a cling fish wich was my first fish.

Tangman · #7 04-14-2006, 06:17 PM

Any pics. of those OLD fellows??

Ryan7 · #8 04-14-2006, 08:19 PM

Powder Brown Tang (Betty) = 14 years young

untamed · #9 04-15-2006, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom R

I have a few fish that were the first S/W purchases that i made about 8 or 9 years ago. My first purchases were Blue Damsels @ $3.00 each to aid in the cycling of my first setup.

You know it is a murphy's law that the cheapest will last the most expensive will die.

Tom R

That's funny...the first fish I ever purchased was a yellow tail blue damsel, which I put in the tank to ensure that it was safe to begin adding more. That was nearly 13 years ago..and he is still there.

untamed · #10 04-15-2006, 05:14 AM

This is a photo of that 12+ year old yellow tail...(photo from 2004). He was lost his left eye by an attack in Dec, 1996. It hasn't slowed him down too much!