Fish Longevity

[chopper320]

I am fairly new to the hobby and made many rookie mistakes and have lost all of my fish so I'm in the process of letting my tank settle down and I'm going to start over again and go much slower this time.
I have heard many times people talk proudly about having a certain fish live a year or two. In my opinion our goal should be to have fish that live a long happy life not how many "cool" fish we can have. Saying this, I was just wondering what are some of everybodies longest living fish and how long have they lived.

 

[pufferlover]

My oldest fish are my 2 Porks which I have had since early 94. Have about 14 from 97; 2 from 96; and lots from 98 thru 01.

 

[dugan]

I had a clarkii clown for over 4 years. She probably would have gone on for many more years too but I had a heater meltdown that cooked my tank.
Katie

 

[twoods71]

I have had a sebae clown now for about 4 years.

 

[up north hermit]

My oldest fish is a clarkii clown that is 12, in addition to however old he was when he was caught.
He is affectionately called "gramps" now. Everyone must pass his inspection in the tank. He lives in and feeds three Rose Bubble Tip anemones.
Hermit

 

[fishgirl]

I've got a damsel that I've had for 6 years plus however old he was when I got him. I've had my Yellow Tang for 2 years now, and he should live to be 10. Damsels and clowns should live to be 20!