Life Expectancy Of Fish?

[Teri]

One thing that I've never noticed in any of my fish books is how long I can expect my fish to live for, assuming water conditions etc are ok. The staff in the lfs are quite vague on this too. I know that clown loaches take around 8 years to grow, but how about smaller fish, in particular, guppies, white clouds & cories?

 

[tmack]

Try this site - top 20 tropical fish & life expectancies.

http/www.petplace.com/fish/top-20-freshw...fish/page1.aspx

Some seem longer than I'd expect, but it explains why my neons have lasted about 3 years & are still going strong.

Edit: And some seem shorter than my experience has shown.

 

[@ombomb]

Well given that the site included this info...

Clown Loach.
Size: up to 6 inches - life span: 1-3 years.

I'd ignore it completely...

 

[smmetz]

I also wish there was a place that gave lifespans of fish. I have considered adding a lifespan field to my site eventually, but I would have to find the lifespan of the fish first!

Some sites try to list lifespans. One of them is freshaquarium.about.com

http/freshaquarium.about.com/cs/loaches1/p/clownloach.htm
http/freshaquarium.about.com/cs/livebearers2/p/guppy.htm

I have used that site to double check some fish profile information. Their information is usually pretty good, although it sometimes disagrees with other sites I trust more. However, they do provide a lifespan estimate for every fish they profile.

 

[Scvpirates]

lifespan can depend on species and care of fish and suitable housing. if a tank is too small for the fish they will outgrow the tank and shorten the lifespan. goldfish in bowls is a great example. goldfish are supposed to reach 12 in and they cant do that in a gold fish bowl so they end up dying sooner.

 

[OldMan47]

This is a 2 1/2 year old thread. The "related" threads displayed at the bottom of another thread are often ancient. Whatever the original question, it has usually been solved already.