What's your oldest fish?

CSeaSee · 10-29-2005, 05:49 PM

Just a curiosity thread... I've got several that are around 3 years old, but I'm sure people out there have some older ones. So let's hear some stories!

Three Years Old:

Falco Hawkfish
Blue Damsel- the old battleaxe, as I call her
Tomato Clown
Sailfin Tang
Coral Beauty Angelfish

Although they weren't all added at once, they were added in short succession, and have all survived four moves.

vtec si · 10-29-2005, 05:59 PM

I have a Tomato clown that I got back in Aug' of 1992(13 years now!) and a pair of clarkii's I've had since Oct 2000.

Martin

CSeaSee · 10-29-2005, 06:02 PM

Wow! I guess my fiance (who hates my clown) just have to grin and bear it for a while!

***Reefland*** · 10-29-2005, 07:34 PM

Our Black A. ocellaris is 3 years now.

G · 12-10-2005, 10:35 PM

I have a six-line wrasse that has gone thru hell and back. He has tolerated my tank(s) for about 8 years now! 2 relocations and 3 tank upgrades.

CSeaSee · 12-10-2005, 10:52 PM

What a tough little character!

***Reefland*** · 12-11-2005, 07:48 AM

Not old in comparison but we are proud to have had out Copperband for 1 year now.

**Poseidon** · 12-11-2005, 11:42 AM

My clowns are my oldest, 1 is older then my son at 5 years, the other is 3. I also had a Yellow tang that I donated to a LFS's 800 gallon tank, he was with me for about 4 years.

My Niger trigger is a couple years old now too... My copperband was the last fish I had that lasted less then a year.

ksfireman · 12-11-2005, 05:36 PM

I have two fish that are about the same age:

1) Maroon Clown
2) Yellow Coris Wrasse

I have had both of these fish since after my tank has completed it's cycle about a year ago.

Bradd

dougc · 12-11-2005, 08:58 PM

I had a sailfin tang for 11 years and a tomato clown for 8. Both were rushed to the LFS a few years ago after a tank crash. The tang did not survive, but for all I know, the clown is still kicking in someone's tank.

***zhenya*** · 12-11-2005, 09:00 PM

My oldest fish is my Yellow Tang that resides in the anemone tank, it's been just little over 7 years since I added him to the tank. First fish, actually. Second aldest in the same tank would be my mean spirited A.clarkii that I "lovingly" call a "SeaWitch", almost 5 years in my care.

**charlie** · 12-11-2005, 11:20 PM

That would be Gomer, my watchman goby, 7 years now!!!

CSeaSee · 12-11-2005, 11:53 PM

Great responses everyone! Keep 'em coming! I'm glad to see the thread show some activity after 6 weeks! lol

Penguin · 12-12-2005, 12:35 PM

I've had both my percula clownfish and Springer dottyback for 4 years now.

cuttingrass · 12-12-2005, 11:42 PM

not a marine fish, but i had a goldfish for 15 years in a 10 gal.

**The R/C Man** · 12-13-2005, 02:38 PM

Ocillaris Clown for 3 yrs now. As long as the tank has been running.

Dragon Moray eels · 12-14-2005, 02:32 PM

H.Dragon Morays for 12.5 years

CSeaSee · 12-14-2005, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragon Moray eels

H.Dragon Morays for 12.5 years

How big? Can you get a Pic up? I'm curious to see them!

Dragon Moray eels · 12-14-2005, 08:00 PM

I a male and female with as well a pair of goldentail morays for these two tanks are as one system. In the neek few weeks or so, i will be buying myself my own XMAS present. A 1,000 digal camera for the camera I have now don`t do well with it for as pic quality. Now the thing here at this site, I not know why, but I never get any auto responses that one has answered in this thread, so I had to look in thinking one might had.

SO it will either be before the end of this month or the starting week of the new year that I will have this new camera. But I can however tell you that the male is huge for one person said his Dragon was as thick as a beer bottle, but the fact be, the male I have is for sure thicker then a beer bottle and to give you some idea to its ability when it feeds, he can swallow down a 9-10" long and 2" thick strip of salmon as if it was based in butter.
The tanks for the eels as I always called them, twin eel tanks, even that their not the same size for they are a 70 and 130 gal tanks ruinning on a 40 gal sump with a ER skimmer and chillier. I do a 30 gal plus a week water changes and feed the DME once a week and the goldentails every 5th day and sometimes I even go a week with them now. For I check the activity of the goldentails and if they seem not to interested to hem when the dragons feed.
I some pics I took some two months ago, what size a pic has to be in MB to be able to upload it?
Buddy

Dragon Moray eels · 12-14-2005, 10:40 PM

None of these pics are up to date for the latest of them was taken about two months ago

10-29-2005, 05:49 PM	#1
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	What's your oldest fish? Just a curiosity thread... I've got several that are around 3 years old, but I'm sure people out there have some older ones. So let's hear some stories! Three Years Old: Falco Hawkfish Blue Damsel- the old battleaxe, as I call her Tomato Clown Sailfin Tang Coral Beauty Angelfish Although they weren't all added at once, they were added in short succession, and have all survived four moves. __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills...

10-29-2005, 05:59 PM	#2
vtec si Governor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denver co, USA Posts: 1,005	I have a Tomato clown that I got back in Aug' of 1992(13 years now!) and a pair of clarkii's I've had since Oct 2000. Martin __________________ VTEC SI

10-29-2005, 06:02 PM	#3
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	Wow! I guess my fiance (who hates my clown) just have to grin and bear it for a while! __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills...

10-29-2005, 07:34 PM	#4
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,026	Our Black A. ocellaris is 3 years now. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

12-10-2005, 10:52 PM	#6
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	What a tough little character! __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills...

12-10-2005, 10:35 PM	#5
G Citizen Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: So. Cal., USC Country Posts: 249	I have a six-line wrasse that has gone thru hell and back. He has tolerated my tank(s) for about 8 years now! 2 relocations and 3 tank upgrades.

12-11-2005, 07:48 AM	#7
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,026	Not old in comparison but we are proud to have had out Copperband for 1 year now. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

12-11-2005, 11:42 AM	#8
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,235	My clowns are my oldest, 1 is older then my son at 5 years, the other is 3. I also had a Yellow tang that I donated to a LFS's 800 gallon tank, he was with me for about 4 years. My Niger trigger is a couple years old now too... My copperband was the last fish I had that lasted less then a year. __________________ Need a Photographer? Just say NO to CRABS Mike

12-11-2005, 05:36 PM	#9
ksfireman Just Moved In Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 40	I have two fish that are about the same age: 1) Maroon Clown 2) Yellow Coris Wrasse I have had both of these fish since after my tank has completed it's cycle about a year ago. Bradd __________________ 55g Reef 20g sump/refugium

12-11-2005, 08:58 PM	#10
dougc Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 481	I had a sailfin tang for 11 years and a tomato clown for 8. Both were rushed to the LFS a few years ago after a tank crash. The tang did not survive, but for all I know, the clown is still kicking in someone's tank.

12-11-2005, 09:00 PM	#11
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,710	My oldest fish is my Yellow Tang that resides in the anemone tank, it's been just little over 7 years since I added him to the tank. First fish, actually. Second aldest in the same tank would be my mean spirited A.clarkii that I "lovingly" call a "SeaWitch", almost 5 years in my care. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

12-11-2005, 11:20 PM	#12
charlie Keeper of Willis Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NW Montana Posts: 5,665	That would be Gomer, my watchman goby, 7 years now!!! __________________ 400 Gallon Reef Log Rome wasn't built in a day---neither is a reef

12-11-2005, 11:53 PM	#13
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	Great responses everyone! Keep 'em coming! I'm glad to see the thread show some activity after 6 weeks! lol __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills...

12-12-2005, 12:35 PM	#14
Penguin Polymath Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 526	I've had both my percula clownfish and Springer dottyback for 4 years now. __________________ As a nation, you're faced with the choice of taking over the world or offering good eats at reasonable prices.

12-12-2005, 11:42 PM	#15
cuttingrass Tenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: cincinnati ohio Posts: 92	not a marine fish, but i had a goldfish for 15 years in a 10 gal. __________________

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12-13-2005, 02:38 PM	#16
The R/C Man Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 704	Ocillaris Clown for 3 yrs now. As long as the tank has been running. __________________ Greg 25 gallon reef with 20 gallon sump/fuge 375 gallon reef with 100 gallon sump/fuge: under construction Over time science has shown that the simplest answers are usually the correct ones.......

12-14-2005, 02:32 PM	#17
Dragon Moray eels Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 3/15/38 Have Six Eels and in time two more with two reef tanks Posts: 11	H.Dragon Morays for 12.5 years

12-14-2005, 08:00 PM	#19
Dragon Moray eels Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 3/15/38 Have Six Eels and in time two more with two reef tanks Posts: 11	I a male and female with as well a pair of goldentail morays for these two tanks are as one system. In the neek few weeks or so, i will be buying myself my own XMAS present. A 1,000 digal camera for the camera I have now don`t do well with it for as pic quality. Now the thing here at this site, I not know why, but I never get any auto responses that one has answered in this thread, so I had to look in thinking one might had. SO it will either be before the end of this month or the starting week of the new year that I will have this new camera. But I can however tell you that the male is huge for one person said his Dragon was as thick as a beer bottle, but the fact be, the male I have is for sure thicker then a beer bottle and to give you some idea to its ability when it feeds, he can swallow down a 9-10" long and 2" thick strip of salmon as if it was based in butter. The tanks for the eels as I always called them, twin eel tanks, even that their not the same size for they are a 70 and 130 gal tanks ruinning on a 40 gal sump with a ER skimmer and chillier. I do a 30 gal plus a week water changes and feed the DME once a week and the goldentails every 5th day and sometimes I even go a week with them now. For I check the activity of the goldentails and if they seem not to interested to hem when the dragons feed. I some pics I took some two months ago, what size a pic has to be in MB to be able to upload it? Buddy

12-14-2005, 10:40 PM	#20
Dragon Moray eels Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 3/15/38 Have Six Eels and in time two more with two reef tanks Posts: 11	None of these pics are up to date for the latest of them was taken about two months ago Attached Thumbnails

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