lifespan of Guppies & Platys

Ok, one site tells me 2 yrs for Platys and 8 mths for Guppies, and another tells me 4 or 5 yrs for both. (And the majority of sources don't give any lifespan info) ??? ???

 

I'd say a good few years

 

It has beenn my experince that most guppies and other livebearers have about a 2-3 year life span.
There are exceptions, but that has been what I have seen as a rule over the past 25 years of fish keeping.

dino

 

WOW, 25 years, I think I'll go with the 2-3 years! Is that based on mid-sized ones you bought from a store, or ones you raised from fry?

 

WOW, 25 years, I think I'll go with the 2-3 years!  Is that based on mid-sized ones you bought from a store, or ones you raised from fry?

I think you read his post wrong. The fish live 2-3 years. Dino's experience is 25 plus years.

 

2-3 years from fry born here.

Dino

 

TWENTY FIVE YEARS. I suppose that's nothing considering how old you are. I forgot how many centuries old are you again?

 

lol, until I read the how many centuries part (forgot Dino was an alien) I was like whoa, that's not nice

 

lol

 

I will be 19,670,427 next month.
Only 39 of it will have been in this body though.

dino

 

lol

 

WOW, 25 years, I think I'll go with the 2-3 years! Is that based on mid-sized ones you bought from a store, or ones you raised from fry?

I think you read his post wrong. The fish live 2-3 years. Dino's experience is 25 plus years.

Yeah, that's what I meant, that Dino's experience is so long I'll go with what he says for lifespan. I wonder if any fish actually live 25 years?

OK, so I can probably expect my babies Sunspot and Promie to live 2-3 years, and Corona and Chromie from the store to live 1-2 years. Sorry...just thinking to myself... I'm trying to get an idea of how long my fish will live. Now I'm wondering about the Otos...don't worry, I started another thread.

 

I have a 15 year old loach and a couple of ten year old goldfish here.

Dino

 

Over 19 million years, what was the universe like 19million years ago?

 

Wow, Dino, those are pretty old fish! What kind of loach?

Ummm, I'm pretty sure the universe didn't exist 19 million years ago. What was Nothing like, Dino?

 

lol the universe existed 19 million years ago... fish did as well... there were even hominids and such...

I have heard of a gold fish living 41 years but goldfish have exceptionaly long lifespans...

Guppies and platys can live a few good years and every once in a while you might get one that lives 4-5 years ... consider a sign they like the way you take care of them.

 

Wow, I had no idea they could live 41 years!

 

well its of course not a common occurence but weird things happen ^,^

 

the reccord for gold fish is like70+ years