Do YOU know your fishes lifespans?

A little while back I was a bit taken aback when someone mentioned that their goldfish had died, but that 3 months wasn't too bad for a cold water fish.

I didn't comment at the time, as it was someone new to the hobby, and I didn't want to post a negative comment.

This morning I was browsing an old copy of Practical Fishkeeping, and came across the following little article: (from issue 4, no author accreditation given)

So, as I had a little time free, I set myself the task of listing all my present fishies and their expected lifespans:
Khuli loach 10 years +
Swordfish 3 - 5 years
Black Widow Tetras 5 years +
Threadfin Rainbowfish 4 years +
Zebra Loach 10 years +
Endlers 2 - 3 years
Bosemanni Rainbowfish 5 - 8 years
Ancistrus 10 - 12 years
Brochis splendens 5 years
Corydoras sterbai 10 - 15 years
Goldfish 10 years +

It would be interesting to see what fish you are all keeping and what their expected lifespans are!

 

I do know the average for my Cichlids but this might be something most people dont know.

"one famous scarlet koi, named "Hanako" was owned by several individuals and supposedly lived to 226 years old, based on examining one of her scales in 1966. The usual longevity is more like 47 years old"

 

Like this thread, looking forward to reading everyone's entries.

Platy 5 years
Guppy 5 years
Endlers 5 years (not if I have anything to say about that!)
Betta 2 years +
Leopard Pleco 25 years
Cory Sterbai 5 - 15 years
Otocinclus 5 years
Hillstream Loach 6 years
Galaxy Rasbora 3 - 5 years
Threadfin Rainbow 4 years
Head & Tail Light Tetra 5 years

 

Threadfin rainbowfish - its all I own. And apparently lives for 4 years. But it starts breeding between 6 and 9 months

 

A little off the topic, but are you breading them?

 

Yes. I started with 10. I now have about 60 adults/juviniles and another dozen fry

 

Wow!

I managed to get my hands on 6 of them about two weeks ago! Seems I'm going to be lucky enough to have 3 males and 3 females! I've still got them in a separate tank, too scared to put them into the community tank yet! They are beautiful!

Do you have a thread on them?

 

I think there is one on this forum but I havent been updating it that frequently

 

Moonlight gouramis supposedly live 5-8 years, I have one 5-year-old female...!

 

I have lots of fish so I'll only name a few.

Angels 10+
Black ghost knife fish, not 100% sure but over 20+
Senegal bichir also 20+
Spotted raphael 15-25+
Neon tetras 4-6
BN plecos 10-15
White clouds low temp 6-8, high temp (24-26C) 3-5

 

Oh wow! I've always got my nose plastered to the tank at the lfs housing the Black Ghost Knifes! Beautiful! You are so lucky!

Ps: With lifespans like that I guess that at certain age lifespan becomes a bigger consideration in choosing fish than tank size does! Ha-ha!

 

Hahaha yes definitely :laugh:

Yes they are beautiful, my ghost is my favorite fish he's about 30-35cm(not sure he's hard to measure) at the moment and he'll get 45-50cm in the next year if not less.
My 250L tank is a bit small(120Lx45wx47h) it needs to be 65+cm wide and 1.5+m long. So I'm planning to up grade as a 17th birthday present in october.

 

Frontosa 25+

 

Nice thread I was surprised that Cories are so long lived.

I got this info from the Aquarium Wiki. It was quite difficult finding the info and there was a big discrepancy regarding life spans; not many sites agree.

Teacher Tracy, that was a fun homework task you set for us
My fish -

Goldfish - 10-35 years
Kribs - 5-8 years
Synodontis nigriventris - 5-8 years
Angels - 5-9 years
Corydoras sterbai - 5-15 years
Otocinclus - 2-4 years
Neolebias ansorgii - 3-5 years
Corydoras pygmaeus - 3-5 years
Corydoras habrosus - 1-5 years
Oscars - 6-12 years
Synodontis eupterus - 10-20 years

 

Galaxy Rasbora 3 - 5 years
Threadfin Rainbow 4 years
Guppy 5 years
Otocinclus 5 years
Betta 2 years +
Corydoras 5-15 years
Dwarf neon rainbow 4years
Yellowtail congo tetra 8-10 years
Cherry barb 4 years
Ember tetra 2 - 4 years

 

Adolfos Cory - 5 years
Angelfish - 10+ years
Apistogramma - 3 to 5 years
Archer Fish - 5 years
Armored Catfish - 7 to 15 years
Axelrods Rainbowfish - 5 years

Bala Shark - 10 years
Bandit Cory - 5 years
Banjo Catfish - 5 to 8 years
Betta - 2 to 3 years
Black-Banded Leporinus - 5+ years
Black Neon Tetra - 5 years
Black Phantom Tetra - 5 years
Black Shark - 4 to 10 years
Black Widow Tetra - 5 years
Blackfin Cory - 5+ years
Bleeding Heart Tetra - 5 years
Blindcave Fish - 5+ years
Bloodfin Tetra - 10+ years
Blue Gourami - 4 years
Boeseman's Rainbow - 5 years
Bolivian Ram - 4 years
Bronze Cory - 5 years

Cardinal Tetra - 4 years
Cherry Barb - 5 to 7 years
Chocolate Gourami - 4 years
Clown Loach - 15+ years
Columbian Tetra - 5 years
Congo Tetra - 5 years
Convict - 10 to 18 years

Debauwi Catfish - 8 years
Diamond Tetra - 5 years
Discus - 10 to 18 years
Dojo Loach - 10 years
Dwarf Gourami - 4 years

Emperor Tetra - 6 years

Festivum - 10+ years
Figure 8 Puffer - 5 years
Firemouth - 10 to 15 years
Frontosa - 8 to 15 years

Giant Danio - 5 to 7 years
Glassfish - 8 years
Glowlight Tetra - 5 years
Gold Barb - 5+ years
Goldfish - 10 to 30 years
Guppy - 3 to 5 years

Harlequin - 6 years
Hatchetfish - 5 years
Hog Nose Brochis - 10 years
Honey Gourami - 4 years

Jack Dempsey - 10 to 18 years
Jordan's Catfish - 10+ years

Killifish - 1 to 2 years
Kissing Gourami - 5 years
Kribensis - 5 years

Lake Kutubu Rainbow - 5 years
Lake Madagascar Rainbow - 5 years
Lake Wanam Rainbow - 5 years
Lemon Cichlid - 8 years
Lemon Tetra - 5 years
Leopard Danio - 5 to 7 years
Leporinus - 5+ years

Livingstoni - 10+ years
Marigold Swordtail - 4 years
Midas Cichlid - 15+ years
Mollie - 4 years
Moonlight Gourami - 4 years

Neon Rainbow - 3 to 4 years
Neon Tetra - 5 to 10 years

Oscar - 10 to 18 years
Otocinclus - 5 years

Pacu - 10 years
Pearl Danio - 5 years
Pearl Gourami - 4 years
Pictus Catfish - 8 years
Piranha - 10 years
Platy - 3 to 5 years
Pleco - 7 to 15 years
Powder Blue Gourami - 4 years

Rafael Catfish - 7 to 15 years
Rainbow Shark - 4 to 10 years
Rams - 4 years
Rasboras - 5 to 10 years
Red Bellied Piranha - 10 years
Red Eye Tetra - 5 years
Red Fin Shark - 8 years
Red Hook Silver Dollar - 10+ years
Red Rainbow - 5 years
Red Tailed Catfish - 15 years
Red Tuxedo Platy - 4 years
Red Wagtail Platy - 4 years
Rosy Barb - 5 years
Royal Pleco - 10+ years
Rummy Nose Tetra - 5+ years

Sailfin Molly - 3 years
Severum - 10+ years
Silver Dollar - 10+ years
Silver Pacu - 10 years
Silvertip Tetra - 5 years
Swordtails - 3 to 5 years

Texas Cichlid - 10+ years
Tiger Barb - 6 years
Tinfoild Barb - 10 years

Upside Down Catfish - 5 years

Weather Loach - 10 years
Whiptail - 10+ years
White Cloud Mountain Minnow - 5 to 7 years
Wimple - 20+ years

Yellow Tetra - 5 years

Zebra Cichlid - 10+ years
Zebra Danio - 5 years

 

@Jenn

Wow! on the Synodontis Eupterus - Stunning fish!

 

http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/beginnerinfo/a/lifespan.htm - See referenced from Shirley Sharpe

 

@Wolfaard

Uhmmm....exactly how big are you tanks / how many do you have? Wow! I'm going to enjoy working my way through that list!

 

Based on the "Red Bellied Piranha - 10 years" I guessing this is more of a general informative list than based on an actual collection?