What is the longest that you've kept a fish

ginosanti · Post by **ginosanti** » 27 Jul 2006, 08:48

somewhere in 1996 i bought three of these http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/bo ... orhae.html

One was murdered bij a Convict breeding pair. But the other two are doing fine, I added 3 younger ones, so I have a group of 5 now.

It hit me that these little fish are now over 10 years in age!
They are a about 9cm, and still looking and more important, acting great.

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 27 Jul 2006, 09:58

I still have 3 out of 5 Mochokiella paynee that I bought in the fall of 1986 as subadults.

those lil fish last a loooong time.

a very good friend of mine still has the very last survivor of a bunch of 5 Synodontis nigriventris I bought in summer 1984 as halfgrown youngsters (probably at least 2 year old then given the growthrate of that species) and kept myself for a decade or so before giving those to him.

I_Xeno · Post by **I_Xeno** » 27 Jul 2006, 10:25

i have a ancistrus sp 3.
I have got him 3 monts but his old owner had him over 8 years !

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 27 Jul 2006, 12:01

When i tell you mine has lived for 2 years, it doesnt sound very astonishing, but i cant belive that my 3 leapord danios have lived this long!one is almost 3 inches long!

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 27 Jul 2006, 12:30

I have a striped talking catfish that is approximately 15 years old.

I got him 12 years ago, and he must have been at least 3 (probably more) when I got him.

Just goes to show....

"a catfish is for life, not just for christmas"

snowball · Post by **snowball** » 27 Jul 2006, 13:42

I've got a Synodontis eupterus that I have kept for over 16 years, it was a small adult when I got it. I have several other fish that I've had for at least 6 to 10 years including Brochis, corys, whiptails an upsidedown cat and a couple of loaches.

syno321 · Post by **syno321** » 27 Jul 2006, 16:14

I've got 3 S.multipunctatus that I acquired as young adults in 1992 that are stil producing broods with whatever cichlids they are in with. I figure they must be at least 16 years young.

texasgirl005 · Post by **texasgirl005** » 27 Jul 2006, 21:55

Not fish but we bought 3 newts from Wal-Mart in 1985 and two are still alive today in the same tank they were first put in, it's pretty amazing.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » 28 Jul 2006, 20:21

Syno. decorus since 1980, Syno. brichardi since 1980, Syno. macrostoma since 1981, and Polypterus palmas polli since 1982.

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » 01 Aug 2006, 15:30

I have a 20 year old golfish in my pond, she was bought along with 2 other goldfish (they died years ago) and a ghost koi. The ghost koi is still in my dads pond and is nearly 18" long.

Dick F. · Post by **Dick F.** » 01 Aug 2006, 15:56

Had a BLACK Shark (labeo) for 27 yrs, 19 1/2" TL

What is the longest that you've kept a fish

What is the longest that you've kept a fish

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