Just wondering if anyone has got any ancient fish they've had for years. I sold everything when I went overseas for six weeks at the end of 2002, but Duncan7 still has some of the clown loaches I sold him. The fish I've had in my posession the longest currently would be a little clown pleco (not sure on the ID, here's a pic) that I've had since mid 2003, and a couple of clown loaches I bought later that year, already around 8cm. My 13" dat was bought early 2005 along with my palmas that now belongs to Henward. So around 7 years, not really that old, when I asked on MFK's Polypterus forum someone had kept an ornate for over 20 years!

Anyone else got any really old fish??

I know a guy who has a lapredei that is 30 years old.

I just started the aquarium hobby so my fish are all what I started with in September last year, but my neighbour has a very old bristlenose male that is 14 years old, and the old guy is still going strong, I had to give her babies to clean the tank though , all he does is hang out on his bogwood all day :lol:

My oldest would be a bristlenose who must be at least 10. A Dunedin member has several clown loaches in their late 20's, if not older.

I have a black neon who is at least 9 years old. I am not fond of black neons but I feel like she has deserved a place in life now. :roll: Every time I do a water change she 'faints' and lays sideways for a while but eventually gets up and is normal again. I would swear she is 'going grey around the muzzle.'

Mine are 4 discus which I have had for just over 2 years and my sterbais which I have had for the same amount of time. I have also 3 fighters which are 14 months old and while this doesn't seem much, its a good length of time for them to be alive and at this stage, still breeding!

Thats a pretty old fighter adodge!!

Is that it? Noone else got any ancient fish?

My oldest is my black widows who are 3 and a bit years old. I also had a fighter who was around 2 years old before he died

My oldest is my albino rainbow shark. He's 7 years old & i've only been keeping fish for 7 years 8)

Is that it? Noone else got any ancient fish?

Depends what you mean by ancient fish... my senegalus have been around since the dinosaurs

My Royal panaque would be close on 20 years old I think.

was given him when he was "about" 3-5 and I have had him about 15 years.

Will have to ask original owner...lol

I havent given this any thought otherwise

Nice one Nav, how big is it??

big

maybe 300 -400 long and wide and deep thru body

Lovely fish and has the greatest body markings

Nasty spines on gill plates tho....long spines....lol

Would love to find it a mate but I understand there are a couple of sub speices and I coudlnt afford one anyway...lol

one of the nicest fish I own

Got a pic Nav?

my fish are only 5 minutes old as that is as long as i have been keeping fish :lol:

my rubber lip pleco would be at least 10 years probablt closer to 12 but cant be certain.

my oldest fighter died while i was away this week,she was comming up 13 months,got a few more atm that are comming up 12 months and looking great,other than that all mine are reletivly new,i have a 30cm pleco that must be quite old but dont know how old exactly

I am shocked there do not seem to be people managing to keep fish longer than a few years! There should be a lot more 8 yr+ fishes out there.

I am shocked there do not seem to be people managing to keep fish longer than a few years! There should be a lot more 8 yr+ fishes out there.

so far i have turned my fish over every 2 years or so as i get bored with them & want something different. i started with angels etc, then into africans & now moved to keeping tropheus. this is because i don't have the space for all the tanks i would need for all the fish i want so ahve to prioritise which are the ones i want most.

Never thought of it from that view smidey. I was assuming the fish had been dying :roll:

Makes me ever so slightly jealous reading all this...

Africans maybe 3-4 months haha.

Mystics e yellows maybe a month or so..

Haha they are all my babies.

I attempted to get the PRE-grown fish, but i think it was a fail.

They just pick on all the littlies.

Start from scratch.. Let you know if they are alive in 20 years