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View Poll Results: How long?
died within 0-3 months 1 0.77%
died within 4-6 months 1 0.77%
died within 7-9 months 2 1.54%
died within 10-12 months 0 0%
died within 13-18 months 1 0.77%
died within 19-24 months 0 0%
died within 2-3 years 1 0.77%
died within 3-4 years 2 1.54%
died after 5 years + 1 0.77%
currently alive 0-6 months 9 6.92%
currently alive 7-12 months 3 2.31%
currently alive over 1 year 12 9.23%
currently alive over 2 years 12 9.23%
currently alive over 3 years 6 4.62%
currently alive over 4 years 5 3.85%
currently alive 5 years + 14 10.77%
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Old 01-09-2009, 10:18 PM
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Mine is currently 1yr, 8 months in the tank. Seems to be doing just fine. No problems whatsoever.
Update: Almost 2.5 years now. No issues at all.
Update - May, 2010: 3 years. No issues at all.
Update - April, 2011: 4 years. No issues at all.

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Old 01-09-2009, 10:38 PM
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1.4 years in my tank. +1 on the ref thing. weird how they do that.
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Old 01-10-2009, 01:22 PM
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my yellow tang has been with me a year now and has been a bastard since day 1 I love his bad attitude around the reef and dont even think about turning the lights on any where in the house around the tank in the night or else he comes out of the reef looking real grouchy and pale
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Old 08-08-2010, 03:30 AM
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I know a guy who has a yellow tang that is 17 ! years old
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