oldest fish?

[Fish Hunter]

What was the oldest fish you ever kept or still have? I have a silver $ right now that is almost 4. My Oscar was about 4 1/2 when HITH got him.

 

[kveeti]

One of my bronze corys, Jo, and a CAE, Sam VI are my oldest. I got them both at the same time, 8 years ago. Jo's partner, Mo, died in February.

 

[Dangerdoll]

I have a common pleco who I got 9 years ago when he was about 1.5", now he's a whopping 16" and full of character....

 

[RTR]

My longest lived was a figure-8 puffer, who lasted more than 18 years. A number of other figure-8s have made mid teens, and GSPs into early to mid-teens. A number of cichlids have made it to the teens as well.

 

[Awestralian]

We had a goldfish for 15years.
It would still be alive if my dad hadnt changed the water when the city was dumping massive amounts of chlorine and other chemicals to get rid of spyrdium and other nasties.

 

[RENEGADE]

my sis had a feeder fish(you know the ones they give away at fares and stuff) that lasted 3 years!!!!(mine died 5 days after i got them)

 

[Andy16]

some of ur fish are older then me

 

[somefinnfishy]

Originally posted by Dangerdoll
I have a common pleco who I got 9 years ago when he was about 1.5", now he's a whopping 16" and full of character....

Why so small still? I've had 2yr old plecos hit the 24"mark or bigger.

 

[yashinfan]

My cleaning lady told me she had a feeder goldfish that she won in a fair in Ireland when she was a girl. They kept it in a glass bowl on their counter and frequently it jumped out and was rescued. The fish lived for 10 years. Imagine that!

 

[Tempest]

Our oldest one is an 8 year old blackskirt tetra my sister first got after she had cycled her 20 gallon tank. That was the lone survivor after her heater stuck on and wasn't noticed until the temperature was close to 90 F.