View Full Version : how long do neons live
dalton
04-21-2009, 4:42 PM
i just got some neons and i was wondering how long they live if there like bettas and live 3-5 years or anything else
there in a 10 gallon and theres 5 of them if that matters
catnipgal
04-21-2009, 5:06 PM
I heard up to 5 years. Mine are 2 years old.
BoCoMo
04-21-2009, 5:12 PM
depends on a lot of factors. were they used in a fishless cycle? what are the water parameters they are kept in? are you housing them with a snakehead? all of these factors (and more) will have an impact on longevity
dixienut
04-21-2009, 6:45 PM
if no decease the 12 years is what i've read
ChrisK
04-21-2009, 7:48 PM
I had some for over 8 years
jpappy789
04-21-2009, 7:49 PM
5-10 years depending on a lot of factors
thebrandon
04-21-2009, 7:51 PM
a few hours to 10 years
tanker
04-22-2009, 3:19 AM
I have 6 at the 7 year mark.
a few hours to 10 years
Lol, that is a good range. A bit off topic but my LFS had some neons an owner had given them. One of these fish was a good two inches long! It was twice the mass of any neon I have seen. Must have been pretty old.
Hebily
04-22-2009, 2:10 PM
Lol, that is a good range. A bit off topic but my LFS had some neons an owner had given them. One of these fish was a good two inches long! It was twice the mass of any neon I have seen. Must have been pretty old.
You sure it wasn't a cardinal? they look almost exactly the same, longer stripes, but they get a lot larger.
dalton
04-22-2009, 2:35 PM
the pet store said neons will get up to 2in
ive had mine fore a week and got the top part of tailfin cut off while being put into the tank will that regrow?
the guy that got my fish at the store didnt do a very good job getting the fish from tank to bag ,he let 2 jump out of the net and when he picked them back up he pinched them,will that hurt the life span
Hebily
04-22-2009, 2:41 PM
That's a yes, and a yes.
Yes Hebilly, it was a neon. A huge one. It's buddies were large too, but literaly half the size of this monster. Maybe I'll go back with my camera.
Come to think of it, I should buy this guy. He may eat my cardinals though.
tanker
04-23-2009, 11:42 AM
2 of my 6 Neons are about 2inch long. Most of my Cardinals are that size too with a few just a little over 2inches.
dalton
04-23-2009, 4:43 PM
ok then
hope they live as long as you say they do