What is the longest you have kept a fish and how big did the fish get?

[ferret]

I caught my white seabream ( Sparidae - Acanthopagrus australis ) which was only finger nail sized 3 years ago, now it grows up to 10" in length

[Lance]

My SW tank is only 5 months old. I had 2 Tiger Oscars for 7 years. They were about 11" and nice and fat. They would splash water all over me at feeding time.

[WhoPoopWrasse]

My oldest is a false percula, she's about 2 yrs old and so is my tank, she's grown from about 1 1/2" to 3 1/2". I bought her with her mate which jumped about 1 yr ago (probably sick of being nagged by the wife! ) but has since remarried

[i have crabs]

ive had a few groupers and a snapper go from 2-3" to over 12" in less than 2 years then just maintain that size.
then thiers buddy who i almost bought as a 4" grouper when i got 2 others and when i did get him from golds a year later he was 18" or so and now hes close to the 20-21" range.
i also had a snowflake eel go from 8" to over 24" in 2 years

[Jan]

I've got a Koi that is 24 yrs. old. The poor guy is in a 33 gal tank with a pleco. I never thought he would be around this long. Got him when I was into goldfish.I've read that in an outdoor pond they can live to be 100 yrs.I really should find a nicer home for him.
Also have a 12 yr old tomato clown..and a 10 yr old yellow tang.

[KennyKen]

I met a buddy who had a marine betta that was 15 years old.

[bv_reefer]

I bought my jewel cichlid 3 years ago, at which point he was about 1 1/2'', now he's 3'', and obece( too much mysis ) got a blue johanni 2 years ago when he was 1'' now he's 2 1/2'' ( and yup lazy )

[EmilyB]

Trig (black blotch trigger) is 10 years old, he was 1" when I bought him...yep. He is around 7" now I think.

Spike (black back butterfly) is 8 years old, she was about 2" when I bought her, and is now about 6".

They are true survivors, and have lived through many of my mistakes over time.

[Chowder]

My longest living fish is a pajama cardinal that I got about 2 1/2 years ago. It was about 1/2 inch when I got it. Now it is about 2 1/2 inches.