Average Fish Life span and Ownership span

[ninjamini]

Originally Posted by seasalt dreams
I know of a guy who has a clown in his tank thats been there for 28 years.
I know that guy. Fish has been around longer than his wife!

 

[azul1994]

IDK about saltwater but i have 14 year freshwater tetras!

 

[kc36330]

one of my first fish ever was a yellow tang, got it in the mid 70s and it died in 2005, during its last 2 yrs of life it was completely white. I've had several tangs that lived close to and over 20 yrs and all fade in color a few yrs before dieing.
kc

 

[seattle]

Originally Posted by kc36330
one of my first fish ever was a yellow tang, got it in the mid 70s and it died in 2005, during its last 2 yrs of life it was completely white. I've had several tangs that lived close to and over 20 yrs and all fade in color a few yrs before dieing.
kc
45 year-old Yellow Tang!

Tank size?

 

[razor vampire]

Originally Posted by kc36330
one of my first fish ever was a yellow tang, got it in the mid 70s and it died in 2005, during its last 2 yrs of life it was completely white. I've had several tangs that lived close to and over 20 yrs and all fade in color a few yrs before dieing.
kc
WoW!

 

[deltablack22]

Originally Posted by Seattle
45 year-old Yellow Tang!

Tank size?
Hmm mid seventies, we'll say 1975 (I think thats a fair assessment of "mid")... 2005 - 1975 = 30 Years

 

[rbaldino]

Originally Posted by DeltaBlack22
Hmm mid seventies, we'll say 1975 (I think thats a fair assessment of "mid")... 2005 - 1975 = 30 Years
Yeah, somebody needs to work on their math.

 

[cjason3041]

the LFS i have been going to for 8 years has a niger trigger that has been there for the whole time, and is supposedly 16 years old.

 

[bexleyfish]

SkeletonCowboy, what type of ray is in your photo

 

[surfinusa]

I've read naso tangs and yellow tangs can live up near 40 years.