very sad day

[Kensington Reefer]

Acanthurus fowleri
13 years
8ft long, 30" high, 300gal

we are very bummed
my younger daughter cannot remember a time without this fish in that tank
we will bury it in the back yard
sad
puff puff pass

 

[max_nano]

Sorry for your loss, that’s a long time pet and part of the family.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Thanks
It was well fed and well loved

 

[Ibn]

Sorry for your loss. I still remember that fish from one of my past visits many years ago.

 

[iani]

Sorry about that Erin, that really sucks.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

I am so sorry. Thanks for giving it a good long life in a well-kept system.

 

[Corallus]

Sorry to hear Erin. I remember watching him cruise in that tank and swim right up to your hand when I visited your place a few years back.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

thanks all
best fishes n happy reefing

 

[rygh]

Sorry to hear! I remember seeing that fish to I think.

I have one or two fish that have been around for many years also, that I am attached to.
Unlike blue chromis for example...

 

[Hamada]

Wow tough loss, any reason it passed away or was it just it's time?

 

[WAR5150]

Really sorry to see that

 

[ashburn2k]

At least he died in a big tank

 

[popper]

Ahhh Fudd. RIP

 

[Coral reefer]

Pop a seed in that mouth before burial.

 

[Apon]

sorry Erin - my oldest fish was 17years old yellow tang...had him since college at like 1 inch size.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

@Apon
I still have the purple tang that was in a display tank in my old store...
It’s over 17 now
and in a client’s tank I have an orange shoulder tang that is over 14

I wonder how old the longest lived ornamental aquarium fish has lasted?
(excluding koi)

 

[Coral reefer]

I had blue tang spring 2003 to winter 2019

 

[aquaticcentral]

ah man that is a bummer ! looks like he was fat and happy prior though.
i have an approx 17" xanthopterus that i wonder about. think he's about 8 yrs old and he "looks" young but not sure what young looks like

 

[Coral reefer]

ah man that is a bummer ! looks like he was fat and happy prior though.
i have an approx 17" xanthopterus that i wonder about. think he's about 8 yrs old and he "looks" young but not sure what young looks like

Stop talking about yourself Chris. You’re big and old. If you think you look young then good for you!

 

[aquaticcentral]

Lolz.