What’s a fish or invert that has / had a surprisingly long lifespan for you?

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Haven't been in the hobby or even alive long enough to have much experience with these type of things but i've heard alot of people have really old tangs and clowns
 

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Is there a fish or invert you keep or used to keep that lived a surprisingly long lifespan for you?

Here is a list of animals we’ve kept in a public aquarium that were able to be followed as individuals:

Black tip reef shark 30 years
Clark’s clown 8y 4m
Cuttlefish 13 months
Deep sea isopod 8 years
Diamond butterflyfish 12 years
Leptogorgia sp. 16 years (cuttings 40+ total years in captivity)
Marsh killifish 4 ½ years
Neon goby 4 ½ years
Flashlight fish 18 years
Ocellaris clownfish 4y 3m
Orbicularis batfish 18 years
Slipper lobster 8 years
Sailfin tang 12 years
Squirrelfish 10 years
Tiger cowry 7 years 3 month
 

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Here is a list of animals we’ve kept in a public aquarium that were able to be followed as individuals:

Black tip reef shark 30 years
Clark’s clown 8y 4m
Cuttlefish 13 months
Deep sea isopod 8 years
Diamond butterflyfish 12 years
Leptogorgia sp. 16 years (cuttings 40+ total years in captivity)
Marsh killifish 4 ½ years
Neon goby 4 ½ years
Flashlight fish 18 years
Ocellaris clownfish 4y 3m
Orbicularis batfish 18 years
Slipper lobster 8 years
Sailfin tang 12 years
Squirrelfish 10 years
Tiger cowry 7 years 3 month
That black tip is impressive.
 

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Is there a fish or invert you keep or used to keep that lived a surprisingly long lifespan for you?
A griessingeri goby, going on 3-4 years now.
 

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Awesome. Any pics?
None recently… here’s one from August 2023, he was just as shocked as I was as I had gone 2-3 months with no sight of him. He’s back to coming out every fortnight now.
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This pair of spawning fireclowns are about 33 or 34 years old



These spawning mandarins lived to about 10. The female lived shorter.



These spawning Watchmans lived 10 or 12


This copperband lived 10 years



The Moorish Idol I had for 5 or 6 years.


This guy was 10



One of these Possums is about 9, one is maybe 5



This guy I have no idea when I got him but he is from my last house so I would guess he is about 10



This Janss Pipefish lived 7 years.



This urchin just died at 12



These hermits died a week apart at I think 7 but could be 9 or 10



I also had a Cusk eel for 18 years and killed him by accident.
 

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I have a 5 year old snapping shrimp. Not sure how long he's gonna go.
My pistol shrimp lasted a surprisingly long time as well. I'd think he disappeared, then he would wake me up one morning ( tank was in the bedroom then.) I want to say he lasted 8 years or so
 
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This pair of spawning fireclowns are about 33 or 34 years old



These spawning mandarins lived to about 10. The female lived shorter.



These spawning Watchmans lived 10 or 12


This copperband lived 10 years



The Moorish Idol I had for 5 or 6 years.


This guy was 10



One of these Possums is about 9, one is maybe 5



This guy I have no idea when I got him but he is from my last house so I would guess he is about 10



This Janss Pipefish lived 7 years.



This urchin just died at 12



These hermits died a week apart at I think 7 but could be 9 or 10



I also had a Cusk eel for 18 years and killed him by accident.
wow - 18 yr! and the others - serious care
 

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All my fish are long lived.
I wish I'd kept record of exactly when I got each and all of my fish, but I'm sure of this much:
yellow-tailed blue damsels 15+ yrs, grew a lot but not to what they're capable of in the wild; eventually all died and replaced, currently 2 breeding pairs 2 just yrs old
two out of 5 ocellaris clowns still alive at least 15-20 yrs, HUGE and mean
regal tang 10-15 (deceased), looked like road kill for its last 5+ years but frolicked like a puppy and was King of the tank
I've had others that were very long lived, but probably not as much as 10 yrs, including:
green mandarin dragonet (I accidentally crushed it moving live rock)
bicolor dottyback maybe
royal gramma maybe
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My pistol shrimp lasted a surprisingly long time as well. I'd think he disappeared, then he would wake me up one morning ( tank was in the bedroom then.) I want to say he lasted 8 years or so
I hope I get to keep mine that long. He's my favorite.
 

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