Just wondering what are people's oldest fish? Where I live it's unusual to find people that have had fish for more than a couple years for several reasons including equipment failure, poor husbandry habits, and people get bored with their stock and trade off for new things.
I have three fish that, I think, fit the bill of "old fish".
Bronze Cory 8 years plus, This fish seems bionic he's lived through heater failures, foul water, aggressive cichlids and heat waves. he isn't as pretty as he once was but he still competes well for food and is almost a active as his two 2 year old buddies, but he is 3x their size.
Red severum 6 years +. still going strong, nice fins still although the tail is starting to droop slightly.
BGK about 6 years. about 13" and active as ever. never a problem with this fish aside from ich early on.
I would love to hear about your older fish experiences.:thumbup:
I have three fish that, I think, fit the bill of "old fish".
Bronze Cory 8 years plus, This fish seems bionic he's lived through heater failures, foul water, aggressive cichlids and heat waves. he isn't as pretty as he once was but he still competes well for food and is almost a active as his two 2 year old buddies, but he is 3x their size.
Red severum 6 years +. still going strong, nice fins still although the tail is starting to droop slightly.
BGK about 6 years. about 13" and active as ever. never a problem with this fish aside from ich early on.
I would love to hear about your older fish experiences.:thumbup: