life span of fish

[whatcaneyedo]

The hobby is too young and scientists are too under funded so there isnt a lot of information out there yet. According to James Fatherree author of Giant Clams in the Sea and the Aquarium scientists dont even know the lifespan of any of the giant clams... in my opinion way too much money is spent on space exploration and not nearly enough on the ocean.

[zooz]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

... in my opinion way too much money is spent on space exploration and not nearly enough on the ocean.

Agree with you 100%. We looking out there when we don't even know much about the planet we live on. Have read that corals can potentially be used for numerous health benefits. The ocean is the next place for medicine to evolve

I know Paul at Paul's aquatics in Surrey has had tomato clowns in his display for over 13 years 1 died last fall but the other one is fine. He never did find the remains. neon Gobi's only live about 2 years pink dotty backs live a short life I read on on site I'll have to try and find it again as it does give expected lifespan for some fish.

Bill

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by bvlester

pink dotty backs live a short life

Bill

Oldest fish in my tank. 9 years

[BlueAbyss]

Originally Posted by zooz

Have read that corals can potentially be used for numerous health benefits. The ocean is the next place for medicine to evolve

I guess that means the rainforests are beyond help... not surprising that we are in the process of destroying the oceans as well, hope we find the medicine before the species that harbors it is extinct.

And yeah, different fish live different amounts of time... I would suspect something like a Neon Goby to have a life span of years, and a lot of larger fish like groupers to have a life span of decades. This is, of course, barring any major incident like a tank crash, power outage, etc. which is likely the major cause (next to improper culture and feeding) of premature fish death.

I have Neon Tetras that are at least 3 years old. Not sure what the lifespan of these is...

I've read that some huge wild Tridacnid clams are estimated to be hundreds of years old (shells of clams have growth rings, like trees). Where I read that, I'm not sure... but I don't doubt it.