Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

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DMD123
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Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

Post by DMD123 »

Searching the forum I really did not see this topic brought up.

What has been the lifespan of puffers for you?

My current puffers:

Hairy puffer: Purchased May 2014 - this one was pretty small when it came in. It was shipped in a betta cup with holes, placed inside the shipping bag so no idea as to age when I got it. So current time with me has been 4 years and 5 months

Arrowhead Puffer: Purchased October 2018 (3-1/2") Only been with me about one week now

Please list the type of puffer(s) you have kept and how old it is or was.
Last edited by DMD123 on Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

Post by Iliveinazoo »

I got 2 Figure 8’s at around the same time as i signed up to this forum:

Puffer 1 lived to around 6 years old.
Puffer 2 is still here so currently around 10 1/2 years old.
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Re: Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

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:grats:
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300 gallon H. Pearsei, P. Heterospilus, Bichirs: Ansorgii, Dabola endli (Tinkissi river), Faranah Guinea lap, sp. Koliba lap, Weeksii
65B Tetraodon baileyi (Hairy Puffer)
65B Suvattii (Arrowhead puffer)
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Re: Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

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Nice life span at over 10 years!
300 gallon H. Pearsei, P. Heterospilus, Bichirs: Ansorgii, Dabola endli (Tinkissi river), Faranah Guinea lap, sp. Koliba lap, Weeksii
65B Tetraodon baileyi (Hairy Puffer)
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Re: Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

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Filbert, my fahaka, lived to 19.
I know my murius & turgidus were in their teens when they died.
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Re: Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

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Bump
300 gallon H. Pearsei, P. Heterospilus, Bichirs: Ansorgii, Dabola endli (Tinkissi river), Faranah Guinea lap, sp. Koliba lap, Weeksii
65B Tetraodon baileyi (Hairy Puffer)
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Re: Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

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I've only been keeping fish in general for about 5 years now, so my oldest puffer is my Miurus, who I've now had for around 2 years
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Re: Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

Post by Iliveinazoo »

DMD123 wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:31 pm
 Nice life span at over 10 years!
and hopefully may more :D
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Re: Lifespan, How old is or was your oldest puffer?

Post by DMD123 »

Update on my puffers:
Hairy puffer going on about 6 years, 1 month with me now.

Arrowhead is at 1 year, 8 months

This is just counting time with me, not sure how old they were before coming to me from the wild.
300 gallon H. Pearsei, P. Heterospilus, Bichirs: Ansorgii, Dabola endli (Tinkissi river), Faranah Guinea lap, sp. Koliba lap, Weeksii
65B Tetraodon baileyi (Hairy Puffer)
65B Suvattii (Arrowhead puffer)
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