According to "Lifespans of Aquarium Fish," Guppies live 3-5 years. Rummy Nose Tetra's and Red Eye Tetra's live 5+ years, however Plecostomus live 7-15 years (Sharpe). We've only had them for about 9 months, but who knows how long they've lived in the store. 3-5 years is a very short amount of time for fish to live, it depends on how much they eat and how they're cared for. My "sucker fish" has the longest life span and is supposed to be the biggest fish in the tank. My guppies are the smallest in size and lifespans, that explains why they're always picked on. It didn't make sense until I thought about it.
My poor little orange Guppy seems to be out of it. He is laying in the plant that he usually sleeps on. I feel like he is in depression. I couldn't imagine what it feels like to be with someone for a long time and all of a sudden you are left alone. One of the 3 Guppies I had before my recent one died also layed on a plant when the other 2 died. We found it floating at the top of the water the next day. Maybe this will happen to him too? I hope not. He was the one fish that all my family liked because of how he looked. He looked like a mermaid swimming happily around the tank. I feel so bad that she's the only guppy left. We had so many and now we only have one left.
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| My lonely orange Guppy 11/05/14 |
Works Cited
Sharpe, Shirlie. "Lifespans of Aquarium Fish." About Home. N.p. n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2014.
You should research if the fish do have the same reaction as us humans to a loss one. What a mystery your blog brings. I think the sucker fish ate your fish, seems like the bully in the tank. Sorry about your fish. I really liked your blog it was interesting. Good Job.
ReplyDeleteI believe my grandmother died because my grandfather died. She only lived about a month after his death. I think the loneliness and the lack of her lifelong companion was more than she could handle. They had been married for 65 years. In fish years that's probably a year.
ReplyDeleteThis is actually so sad! It's pretty cool how fish feel the same way humans do when a love one passes away. I think death makes anyone no matter what species we are it really impacts us.
ReplyDeleteI've seen serval videos where dogs who were close to their owner actually cry and how they feel the loneliness just how we do, but a fish? I feel like once someone or something gets close to another, life isn't the same and that's when we feel the difference. Fishes will know when another fish made great company.
ReplyDeleteWhen I used to have fishes, I had a little one and two big fishes, and the little one would always be biting the big ones until he ate them. Maybe that's what happened to yours, I feel bad for the fish that is left alone you should buy a new one that is the same specie as his to see if he starts to feel better or at least not depressed.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time I had a guinea pig named Toto. He was well fed (a bit fat) and happily pet by each of the four children in my family for his whole life, but he died much before his life expectancy and everyone we asked said that he had died of loneliness because he was the only guinea pig, so very alone. I know fish and guinea pigs aren't the same, but I do think to some extent, we're all the same. I fear this is what might happen to your lonely orange fish. I wish you and your beloved guppies much luck.
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