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how old are your fishes?
Just out of interest. How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant? my gripe with encyclopedia is they don't state the potential longevity of fishes. I have kept aquaden itaniyyi (Dolphin cichlid) to the ripe old age of 12 and I had to move house ...so gave them away to the local fish shop I am back in the hobby now , slowly, nothing drastic just 500l of water encased in glass 3 bronze cat...10 neon tetra and 2 pulchers (kribs) the addiction is coming back slowly... shall I look for help or just let go ? |
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Harry Zonard wrote:
How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant? My oldest fish, a male betta that I bought as an adult (age unknown) died a couple of days ago. I'd had him for 18 months. Not too bad for a betta. my gripe with encyclopedia is they don't state the potential longevity of fishes. It's an easy matter to test the water that fish were found in to determine the kind of water conditions they like. It's a whole 'nother can of worms to find longevity on all the fish listed. The information is out there, but mostly you have to hunt it down on hobbyist sites. Here's one site that I have bookmarked. Just a short list of a few species. http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/...Lifespans.html the addiction is coming back slowly... shall I look for help or just let go ? It's useless to resist. Submit to the inevitable. Buy a tank. Then buy a couple more. -- www.ericschreiber.com |
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Harry Zonard wrote in message
news Just out of interest. How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant? my gripe with encyclopedia is they don't state the potential longevity of fishes. I have kept aquaden itaniyyi (Dolphin cichlid) to the ripe old age of 12 and I had to move house ...so gave them away to the local fish shop I am back in the hobby now , slowly, nothing drastic just 500l of water encased in glass 3 bronze cat...10 neon tetra and 2 pulchers (kribs) the addiction is coming back slowly... shall I look for help or just let go ? Most barbs and tetras live just about about two years. Larger fish, or fish which continue to grow over a prolonged period, live many years longer. |
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Most barbs and tetras live just about about two years. Larger fish, or fish which continue to grow over a prolonged period, live many years longer. my pentazone barbs are about 7 years old ? so are the to cory cats! and some of the cardinal tetras too ! |
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How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant?
I've got a Midas Cichlid that is 7 or 8 years old... shall I look for help or just let go ? Just let go now, it's easier that way... hee heee!!! -- RedForeman ©® future fabricator and creator of a ratbike streetfighter!!! ========================== 2003 TRX450ES 1992 TRX-350 XX (For Sale) '98 Tacoma Ext Cab 4X4 Lifted.... ========================== ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤° `°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø is that better?? |
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"Harry Zonard" wrote in message
news Just out of interest. How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant? I have a kissing gourami that was purchased in 1989. He's still going strong Graham. |
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:07:12 +1000, "Graham Broadbridge"
wrote: "Harry Zonard" wrote in message news Just out of interest. How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant? I have a kissing gourami that was purchased in 1989. He's still going strong Graham. is the gourami still kissing? or did he just lost interest? |
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Two are needed for kissing ;-)
Philippe "Harry Zonard" wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:07:12 +1000, "Graham Broadbridge" wrote: "Harry Zonard" wrote in message news Just out of interest. How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant? I have a kissing gourami that was purchased in 1989. He's still going strong Graham. is the gourami still kissing? or did he just lost interest? |
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My oldest fish was a female bronze Cory whose
illness (oldness?) and death at about age 7 caused me to do a bunch of searching online, find the aquaria newsgroups, learn more about the hobby than I had learned in the previous 7 years, and expand from a 10 gallon to two 10 gallons, a 20 long, a 30 long, a 6 gallon Eclipse, all moderately to heavily planted with driftwood (vs no wood & plastic plants in the original tank), plus a 5 gallon quarantine tank and a 3 gallon hospital tank (with another 2 gallon Eclipse in reserve). That'll teach me to let a fish grow old! What was the question? Yeah, I know, I need a 55 gal and/or a 75 gal and... But wait! My husband keeps threatening to put new carpet in the living room which would necessitate moving most of the tanks which would give me an excuse to upgrade. heh Gail |
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"Harry Zonard" wrote in message
... is the gourami still kissing? or did he just lost interest? The other 5 that were purchased at the same time have gone to the big kisser pond in the sky, the last around 2 years ago. Trying to find another kiss mate is pretty difficult, King Kisser is just over 8 inches long -- So I guess he's retired :-) Graham. |
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Harry Zonard wrote in message news Just out of interest. How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant? OK not really tropical but our local garden centre has a pond in the main shop, 'Jaws' has lived there for 25 years and is now a regular goldfish approaching 3 feet from nose to tail! Dave |
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OK not really tropical but our local garden centre has a pond in the main shop, 'Jaws' has lived there for 25 years and is now a regular goldfish approaching 3 feet from nose to tail! Dave If Jaws is a regular goldfish he is a world record. Recently the worlds largest goldfish was recored at 14.5 inches or so. Moon I breed dwarf crayfish for planted aquariums and grow trees in aquariums. My groups |
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"Harry Zonard" wrote in message
news Just out of interest. How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant? my gripe with encyclopedia is they don't state the potential longevity of fishes. I have kept aquaden itaniyyi (Dolphin cichlid) to the ripe old age of 12 and I had to move house ...so gave them away to the local fish shop I am back in the hobby now , slowly, nothing drastic just 500l of water encased in glass 3 bronze cat...10 neon tetra and 2 pulchers (kribs) I think the range is 3 to 7 years for the smaller fishes, and 5 to 15 for larger fish (with lots of exceptions, like Koi at 50+ years). the addiction is coming back slowly... shall I look for help or just let go ? It's probably too late. -- http://www.netmax.tk/ |
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