ok, so what's the lifespan of certain fish?

[alison]

Hi, just curious to know the lifespan of certain fish, if you know.
I'm really curious about tangs and lions in particular. It seems tangs live the longest, is this true? Thanks, ali:happyfish

 

[hewetton]

In general, the lifespan of a fish is proportional to its full-grown size (not always though). Fishes have different lifespans in home and public aquariums. In the home aquarium, lionfishes can live 12+ years if kept under good conditions. Tangs usually live a few years (if anyone keeps a track of its age), but they are known to live 15+ years in the public aquarium. An interesting thing about clownfishes is their lifespans could triple (12-15 years) if kept in the public aquarium. I think large angels are the ones that usually hold the longevity record (25+ years) in the public aquarium. But, they could live a lot longer in the wild. It would be interesting to know the actual lifespans of fishes in the wild.

 

[dakota]

clowns in captivity 20-25 years
neon gobies - no longer than two years.

 

[greatfullreefer]

A healthy Tangs lifespan is 50 - 70 years

 

[sw65galma]

Originally posted by GreatfullReefer
A healthy Tangs lifespan is 50 - 70 years
Where did you see that?

 

[bang guy]

I've seen it before in scientific literature also.

 

[alison]

:happyfish Thanks guys, that's what I thought about tangs too. I heard one kind in particular can live 80 YEARS! I've heard blue's live pretty long too. Just curious if true for all the tangs or if some only live about 10. Also is that true about volitan lions, that they only live about 10? That seems a little short for those. Thanks again, ali