We were looking to buy a fish and we wanted one that lives long.
2006-11-04 00:14:54 · 8 answers · asked by Elissaaa 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Koi can live hundreds of years but they really need a pond of around 1000 gallons. Goldfish which are related to koi, both are related to carp, can live more then 20 years. They are also a lot more work then what most people think, they need a big tank and very good filtration. Even with those you still need to keep up with the water changes. If taken care of properly they can become very large, single tails can get around 12" and fancy tails can become around 8". Most of the smaller fish like guppies, mollies and platies live the short lives of only a couple years but they also breed very easy so the tank always looks full of fish. Bigger fish like angels and cichlids can live for more then 10 years. Just look around at fish stores or online and find ones that you like, then do a little research on them and see if they are something you would like.
2006-11-04 03:59:53 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While searching for your answer, I come across this:
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/livingthings.html
Pretty interesting...
Then I found this:
Well I guess , it's too bad for you because goldfish are the ones with the longest life expectancy around 15 years. If you want to choose a different long living fish you can choose from : neon tetras, angelfish, Oscars and plecostomus. They all have the life expectancy of around 10 years. I think neon tetras would be a good choice for a small sized tank. About loneliness I would it's a n open question since the social life of fish is under a lot of research. According to this article fish are more intelligent then we now and they do live in social patterns which I guess would lead to the fact that like a lot of animals we know loneliness hurts.
http://yedda.com/questions/7354351340132/
She seemed to answer the best...You choose...
2006-11-04 00:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
IN the aquarium, Goldfish and Kois are known to live really long. I think the record for Kois is about 60 yrs odd. However Goldfish and Kois are known to live about 30yrs average.
In the open waters, Sturgeons are known to live the longest. 100 yrs ids not uncommon for them.
Apart from these, in aquariums, catfish and loaches are known to live longer comparatively than other fish.
2006-11-04 00:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by steve s 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Comet, shubunkin and sarassa comet goldfish live for an average of 20 yrs (oldest goldfish was 43 yrs old....she's in the guinness book of world records) and Koi have been known to live past 100 yrs.
2006-11-04 02:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by megan145 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, you are able to desire to attempt guppies they arrive in multiple colours they are incredibly common to look after, im making plans on getting those i know a fish expert she pronounced they stay long while you're looking after them genuine they advance bout a million perhaps 2 inches. make effective in case you purchase guppies dont purchase 2 men they are going to combat one yet another and in case you opt to reproduce its 5 female to a million male so 6 fish lol, yea seems type of perplexing
2016-10-21 06:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish can live 10 years or more, but only if they have a big enough tank.
2006-11-04 09:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by lickitysplit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plastic fish
2006-11-04 02:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
longlivia fishia..
lives long. really long.
avg life span-75yrs.
color-black with red n orang spots.
2006-11-04 00:29:06 · answer #8 · answered by kozizi 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋