Does anyone have a fish older than 25?

[purple permelia]

budrecki:

My Dad has had a fish since I was 8. Just 1, an Oscar named spot. He was a gift for my 5 brothers and I when we were able to move home (to my Dad)after a long custody battle with my mother. Spot is still kicking at the age of 25. He lives in a 160H by himself. He made it through 5 moves in 3 different states over the years. I am 33 and Spot is my Dads "youngest child". He's the best fish ever!

I think this is truly amazing. I think the oldest pleco anyone had was around 10. I'm just curious to see if Spot is the resident old folk fishy. I had no idea that a fish could live to be 25.

 

[Roan Art]

Debra Mark's pacu, who just recently passed away, was almost 28 when he died. She had him for 20 years.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70287&highlight=pacu

Roan

 

[Pufferpoison]

pran said he had a pleco for 21 years. :laugh:

 

[purple permelia]

Debra, I'm so sorry to hear about your pacu. :sad: What a tragedy.

Ppoison, I wonder how old pran's great white is?

 

[Pufferpoison]

by the look of the pics on the great white post i would bet at least 40 or 50 years at least. how old is he pran?

 

[RockabillyChick]

koi and goldfish can regularly live to be 40-50 years old with proper care.