Who has, or know of, the longest lived captive anemone?

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Vasco da Gama aquarium, in Lisbon, has a huge Heteractis magnifica in a tank. The oldest person who works there says it was there always, and he works there more than 30 years now. The animal takes most of the space of the tank. Fun fact: not much current, and old fashioned light.
 

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Vasco da Gama aquarium, in Lisbon Portugal, has a tank with a huge magnifica that takes most of the space of the tank. The oldest man who works there, more than 30 years ago, says it’s part of the furniture. Fun fact: low current, old fashioned light.
 

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I had some show sized Glass Anemones for a long looooong while until I got some ORA filefish.

Well, I can't say I miss them. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
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Vasco da Gama aquarium, in Lisbon Portugal, has a tank with a huge magnifica that takes most of the space of the tank. The oldest man who works there, more than 30 years ago, says it’s part of the furniture. Fun fact: low current, old fashioned light.
I'd love to see a video of that Mag!
 
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I think I found a recent video of the 30 plus year old Magnifica at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Portugal. Seen at 3:15 seconds into the video:
 

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I believe Aquarium Monaco had or has an Actinia equina that was 150 years old.
But it is at least 20 years since I read it so it could be dead now or certainly older.
 

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