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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ron on January 19, 2012, 09:00:17 AM

Title: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Ron on January 19, 2012, 09:00:17 AM
My oldest is the first Synodontis I ever bought, S. eupterus in ~2000.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Regalblue on January 19, 2012, 09:25:21 AM
I have a kissing Gourami that's over 8 yrs old. I was given it by an old blind lady whose husband had died&  she couldn't care for it.


Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Rob S on January 19, 2012, 09:51:51 AM
I have a Synodontis that I've had for 10 years and he was full grown when I got him.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: African cichlid Keeper on January 19, 2012, 11:27:36 AM
My oldest fish was a German blue ram.. Got him in 2001 and he died in 2003.  :(
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Ron on January 19, 2012, 11:50:33 AM
My oldest fish was a German blue ram.. Got him in 2001 and he died in 2003.  :(
Oldest as in the one that lived the longest out of every fish you've kept or the first you ever bought?

Just to clarify, my S. eupeterus is still alive, making him somewhere around 13+ years old.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Regalblue on January 19, 2012, 12:08:58 PM
Since I trade my fish like they're baseball cards.  It's hard for me to know.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: African cichlid Keeper on January 19, 2012, 03:07:47 PM
My oldest fish was a German blue ram.. Got him in 2001 and he died in 2003.  :(
Oldest as in the one that lived the longest out of every fish you've kept or the first you ever bought?

Just to clarify, my S. eupeterus is still alive, making him somewhere around 13+ years old.
Bought
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Dan K on January 19, 2012, 03:33:43 PM
Since I trade my fish like they're baseball cards.  It's hard for me to know.

ha ha, same here!
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: GrizzlysDad on January 19, 2012, 08:47:58 PM
Godzilla is 10+ yrs old
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: JeffroM on January 19, 2012, 08:58:15 PM
I've had some for a REALLY long time!  A few have lived for up to 3 months in my tank before dying of old age. - Signed typical fish keeper
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Marty on January 19, 2012, 09:02:38 PM
I have a Synodontis notatus that I got in 2002.  He was nearly 10" when I got him, so he's probably 14+ years.

I also have a common pleco that I got in 2000 when he was about 4" so he's probably 13.

Finally, I have a Corydoras robinae that I got as an adult in 2002 (he's the last in a group that I had).
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Regalblue on January 19, 2012, 09:41:28 PM
Godzilla is 10+ yrs old
Is that the Argentea?
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: jmelnek on January 20, 2012, 08:16:37 AM
I have a few Julie Cories that are around 8yrs old and a few bosmoni rainbows that are pushing 6yrs.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: JeffroM on January 22, 2012, 02:52:54 PM
BTW a serious answer is... The oldest fish I have where purchased as wild caught adults so no idea on their age.  The longest I've had any of my current fish is 2 years, since I had to sell off everything a few years ago.  Before I sold everything off I had some clown loaches for 5 years (and would still have them if I didn't have to sell them).
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: GrizzlysDad on January 22, 2012, 03:21:46 PM
Godzilla is 10+ yrs old
Is that the Argentea?

Yep, sure is.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: PaulineMi on January 22, 2012, 03:35:02 PM
Since I trade my fish like they're baseball cards.  It's hard for me to know.

That's what caused me to be surprised when I read that you have an 8 yr old Gourami.  ;)  Must be he's still with you due to the circumstances under which you obtained him. Nice.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Regalblue on January 22, 2012, 04:17:22 PM
Since I trade my fish like they're baseball cards.  It's hard for me to know.

That's what caused me to be surprised when I read that you have an 8 yr old Gourami.  ;)  Must be he's still with you due to the circumstances under which you obtained him. Nice.

Thank you,
 Yes that is why it's still here.
Although I do trade my fish away - I'm not as bad as some other people.
 I usually spawn them a few times, then pass them along for someone else to spawn . 
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Nick on January 22, 2012, 07:32:24 PM
Synodontis Angelicus for about 6 years now. Actually before him i had another one Angelicus that I had for 5 years...but he was pretty old when i bought him.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: Howler on January 23, 2012, 12:11:20 PM
I just lost one of my first fish I ever bought which was a green severum. She was almost 15 years old and has survived three moves, a two day power outage and numerous leaps out of the tank.
Title: Re: What's Your Oldest Fish?
Post by: GrizzlysDad on January 30, 2012, 11:25:17 AM
I just lost one of my first fish I ever bought which was a green severum. She was almost 15 years old and has survived three moves, a two day power outage and numerous leaps out of the tank.

Wow! That was a tough old gal