How Old Is My Betta

[Insert Name Here]

OK, I have a betta thats about 2 and a half years old (probably more, since who knows how long he has been in the pet store). I know that that is old, but how old? Is it 100 years kind of old, 75 years kind of old, or guiness book of world records kind of old?

 

[betta fish]

That's fairly old for a betta so well done though I have heard of them living up to 5 but it's not all too common, 2-3 is usually the norm, the longest I've had a betta for is a year and a half but they're still going so fingers crossed! all my previous ones died before this age for various reasons.

 

[OldMan47]

I have bettas that are each over 5 years old since I got them. I have no idea how old they were when I got them but they were full adults, not the large juveniles you sometimes see in a LFS. They are not looking especially old yet but are not young any more. I am guessing they are like people in their 60s, not ready to die tomorrow but no longer youthful. At 2 1/2 years old, you have some middle aged fish, at the most.

 

[hihi100202]

this is from chacha.com:

The oldest betta was 10 yrs kept in lab conditions. On average they live 3-5 years in homes.

 

[mini_matt]

so in the right conditions you can keep them for a long long time!