What Is The Oldest Fish You Have Kept Or Am Keeping At Present?

[ey2006]

Hi, I was curious to find out what are some of the oldest fish you have kept?

I myself am new to the hobby, and the first fish I had bought that I still have are a group of platties, which I've had since the start of the year in January, so they're about 5 months old.

Would be interesting to see how old all the species of tropical fish can reach. Share your experiences!

Cheers

 

[PaulEbs]

hey, good thread!

I have one 8yr old cosby gourami..

two 9yr old penguin tetra

seven 6 yr old neons

Used to have a catfish who was 10yrs old! but he outgrew the tank

the rest of my tropicals are mainly 2 yrs old

 

[ringham]

my oldest is a 7 yr old gold fish. But my oldest tropical is probably my 2 year old gourami.

 

[carrera]

i had a goldfish for 5 or 6 years when i knew nothing of fish keeping. feel sorry for it looking back

 

[lisa_perry75]

One fish shop had an 18 year old ornate birchir! It was as thick as my wrist!!!

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Two of my clown loaches are about 7 years old.

 

[geezer]

I have a 6 year old clown loach

 

[Bloo]

Currently my lyre tail molly and brown kuhli loach I've had for around 4 years.

 

[Suriliel]

When I was a kid I caught a trout minnow and kept it in a goldfish bowl for almost 2 years. I obviously knew nothing about fish, I'm still shocked it survived in there for that long. Actually it probably would have lived longer but my cat ate it

Currently my oldest fish is only about 6 months, but I know a lot more now and they're all super happy so here's to hoping! I read a post on a different forum where someone mentioned they had an Oscar for 17 years... that's amazing. Some dogs don't even live for that long!

 

[Annastasia]

11 year old Kissing Gourami. S/he is pretty big...pushing 10".

 

[@ombomb]

Red Tailed Black Shark - Had it for over 5 years.

 

[Jesse]

I had a Jack Dempsey for 5 years until I had to move out of state so I gave him to a nice, loving family. He was the best fish I ever had, great personality.

 

[gyillmard]

my dad had an oscar for ten years and ive had clown loaches for 6 years gyillmard

 

[Jazzzz]

6 year old goldfish who ha had a hard past.
I won him at the fair
He then lived in a 5 gallon unfiltered tank for 6months a a school
then had a filter
moved into a six gallon
came home
1year lator he shred a 10 gallon
ow has a 260l tank and the pond is being dug he's about 23cm

 

[dnn3]

he's not a fish but my fire belly newt is almost 12.