AydenLincoln
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I believe my first fish sadly passed away but I was unable to find a body and probably never will thanks to the clean up crew. I had him for two and a half years. But I thought they were supposed to live longer?
How long did your blue devil damsel live?
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I had one that lived for what seemed like an eternity.
ill let you know as soon as i can catch him!
blecki
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I had one that I got as a rescue, that then lived for 4 and a half more years. At the end it developed popeye and lost an eye, held on for a few more months, and then vanished. You can usually tell when a fish is dying of old age. They start to lose color and then look ragged and honestly they just look old.
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AydenLincoln
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I figured out/believe that my clownfish killed my damsel. They probably just killed the one I put in they just bit him! They are ganging up on him.
And bit his tail off. I’ve never seen my clownfish be aggressive. Sorry little damsel. I didn’t think it would happen. Never seen this from them and it happened so quickly.
And bit his tail off. I’ve never seen my clownfish be aggressive. Sorry little damsel. I didn’t think it would happen. Never seen this from them and it happened so quickly.
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Lbrdsoxfan
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This. I've seen them go a decade plus. My current terror is about 4 or so.
Lbrdsoxfan
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Yup. Watching a round of anthias age out currently, this is more than true. Also had a hawkfish go out due to old age, didn't lose much color in the beginning just suddenly went hunger strike for 3 weeks and got pale during the last week and poof gone.
areefer01
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Fish lore says 5 years or longer. Hard to say honestly but if the hobbyist provides a healthy diet and there are no stressors then there is no reason why they can't live that long or a bit longer.
The challenge with wild caught/collected is that we don't know there age. Compare that to captive bred, raised, fish we have an estimate and better chance of knowing.
The challenge with wild caught/collected is that we don't know there age. Compare that to captive bred, raised, fish we have an estimate and better chance of knowing.
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When the hobby started in the US in 1971 blue devils and 2 or 3 other types of fish were the only fish available. I bought a few, I think I had 6 (not very cheap then)
One became a male and his fins turned a royal blue while the 6 others had clear fins. The oldest one lived and spawned for about 7 years.
This is that male over his nest of eggs in that barnacle shell
One became a male and his fins turned a royal blue while the 6 others had clear fins. The oldest one lived and spawned for about 7 years.
This is that male over his nest of eggs in that barnacle shell
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