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	Lifespans
barthog1 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 44 Votes: 25 Registered: 16-Apr-2005	Can anyone reccommend a good book or site that details how long differnt species of fish live for. I believe some fish have a relatively short lifespan (around a year) whilst I know some can live for up to 20.
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fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	check out our profileshttp://fishprofiles.com/profiles/fw/
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freeblaze Enthusiast Posts: 279 Kudos: 421 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	Included inside each profile you will find a ton of info that is useful. PH parameters, lifespan, general behavior about each species. This truely is the most informative site on the net. FreeBlaze
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victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	are there any specific fish you want to know about?
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barthog1 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 44 Votes: 25 Registered: 16-Apr-2005	Thanks for pointing me in the right direction guys. I am just trying to get a feel for how old some of the fish I find in the shops are given the varying sizes you find. I'd hate to buy a fully grown BN for instance and have it die of old age a month later. Apart from blowing the money, I tend to get attached to the little fellas....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	i dopnt know about austrailia, but i know here that MOST of the fish are very young. You could always ask the LFS owner how he got the fish (if someone brought it in, it mostlikely is older)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Actually alot of the lifespan info on the profiles is missing. Example being the bristlenose pleco that has no lifespan listed. I've tried searching up the lifespan of some fish but have had no luck. You can try looking at closely related fish to get an idea how long the one you want will live.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Most fish are actually quite young, even fish that are huge or marked XL and such at the LFS. Breeders and such can't keep fish for too long; the way to make money is to keep your products moving out as quickly as possible. With good care you should be able to enjoy most species of fish for at least a year or two (starting the count from Annual Killifish), although many species of fish will live quite a bit longer. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
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T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	This should help, have a look. http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/beginnerinfo/a/lifespan.htm
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
barthog1 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 44 Votes: 25 Registered: 16-Apr-2005	Thanks guys, That helps a lot.
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