Oldest fish in captivity turns 65

[Shyriath]

An interesting (though maybe not entirely on-topic) tidbit...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/11/19/offbeat.old.fish.ap/index.html

On Tuesday, aquarium officials at the Steinhart Aquarium honored an Australian lungfish, aptly named Methuselah after the Old Testament's millennia-old character.

Methuselah arrived at the aquarium in 1938 as a fully grown adult.

That makes it at least 65 years old and the oldest fish in captivity, aquarium officials said after having researched collections at the world's other aquariums.

But now I'm curious as to how long this kind of fish would normally live... and, for that matter, what other records there are for fish lifespans. Fish usually breed quickly and die fast; ones that live very long have to be relatively rare, I'd think...

[ZenLefty]

1. I've seen those fish - that's very cool!

I had a moray eel who lived for 7 years in a fishtank. He'd be alive today if my (now ex-) wife hadn't killed him. :(

[glitch]

2. I've seen that fish too - but my favorite fish at the Steinhart

is that HUGE grouper. He'll stare at you through the glass, and then send a shock wave that hits the glass, BAM!
I haven't been since I moved to Seattle, I wonder if he's still there?