Fish Lifespan - Fish Grew Massive... Died Young :(

[star4]

We know that a stunted fish's life gets shortened, but does anyone one have any evidence/knowledge of the opposite happening.
 
Briefly. I found my Male Aequidenes Metae dead this morning, totally out of the blue. However for the species he was a monster of a fish, very deep bodied and he was 9" from nose to tail. My other metae I have are "normal size" my other male is approx 6" and slimmer in build the female is approx 4" which is "normal".  Could his monster size have contributed to his early death? he was only about 5 years old

 

[DreamertK]

Tank size, parameters, tank mates please. Has your wife/mother/husband/child been spraying any cleaners around the tank or using your WC bucket for mopping?
 
Those fish are known to live 12 years.

 

[star4]

Thank you for your standard reply, I know these fish are suppose to live longer, but they are not suppose to reach this sort of size,  which is why I am asking the question of his excessive size being the factor to his shortened life span, not the quality of my fish keeping.

 

[Lillefishy]

Thank you for your standard reply, I know these fish are suppose to live longer, but they are not suppose to reach this sort of size,  which is why I am asking the question of his excessive size being the factor to his shortened life span, not the quality of my fish keeping.

That's a bit rude.
Fish or any animal for that matter don't live by a rule book, size of fish, lifespan etc will vary quite widely depending on many factors like food, tank size, temperature, water stats which is why that information should've been included in your first post.

 

[star4]

 

Thank you for your standard reply, I know these fish are suppose to live longer, but they are not suppose to reach this sort of size,  which is why I am asking the question of his excessive size being the factor to his shortened life span, not the quality of my fish keeping.

That's a bit rude.
Fish or any animal for that matter don't live by a rule book, size of fish, lifespan etc will vary quite widely depending on many factors like food, tank size, temperature, water stats which is why that information should've been included in your first post.
 

 
 
Mods Please close thread, I wont get a sensible answer!

 

[sawickib]

Well in physics ive learned that as you grow you constantly are releasing energy, and once you die its usually because you have just ran out of energy.
 
So its possible that he just grew so big and used so much energy that he didnt have enough to last the other 4-6 years.

Sorry to say this but i dont think that fish died from mis-care star knows proper husbandry of fish which is why he doesnt need to add all that info, but it also didnt have to be so blunt lol

 

[attibones]

This is a puzzler, Star. I hope you find an answer as I am interested to know. Unfortunately I haven't anything to bring to the table.

 

[star4]

After asking a friend to dissect the fish it was found to have a large tumour type mass internally which had been pressing on and ruptured the liver causing its death.
 
At least I know. I was worried and upset when I posted, I have some of his offspring and one is growing just like him into a monster of a fish, hence my concern. 

 

[Munroco]

Glad to hear you still have his offspring.

 

[Wills]

Really sorry to hear about this, your Metae are incredible fish! Glad you have an answer though Star Knowing your dedication to your fish I could have known it was nothing caused directly from you or your family.
 
Wills

 

[Goggy]

i do not think that the huge size had anything to do with it dying. Maybe there was something in the water it couldnt tolerate?
SORRY I POST THIS didnt see the posts with advice  PLEASE IGNORE MY POST 

 

[daizeUK]

After asking a friend to dissect the fish it was found to have a large tumour type mass internally which had been pressing on and ruptured the liver causing its death.
 
At least I know. I was worried and upset when I posted, I have some of his offspring and one is growing just like him into a monster of a fish, hence my concern. 

 
I'm glad you found your answer; thanks for posting it so that we can all learn from this experience!
 
Very sorry to hear that the fish was suffering from a tumour and I hope that the youngster does not suffer the same.  Good luck! xx

 

[Goggy]

Yes, Good luck star4!

 

[Malex530]

Sorry to hear that... 
At least its a good learning experience for you and for anyone with a similar situation. 

 

[DreamertK]

I guess in the end it was neither the environment nor his size that killed him.
 
Genetics cause shorter lifespans - betta's on average live for 2 years and have horribly inbred genes. Size only in that a "runt" is less equipped to survive in the environment, though very tall humans have died early on due to infection. Really the only controllable factor is environment, which is of course the most rational method to go in these mysteries. I don't know how well you take care of your fish, even the best fish keepers have some slip up that ends up killing some fish like the ones I listed. As far as the tumor, it could very well have been caused by genetic or environmental causes, but not because of his size.
 
If you had at least included information regarding your tank, nobody would have questioned the environment.