I think that it would be an interesting study to find out how long fish, corals and inverts live in our systems! If there is data out there showing life spans of fish, inverts and corals in the wild it would give us some kind of quide line on what we can expect when we purchase these subjects for our reef tank.
Maybe we could have a forum or archive where people can list the life span of a coral, fish or invert from the purchase date to the date it expired. I know this can be diffucult because there is so many factors that go into how long we can keep them alive and to get an accurate life span chart going but it would be interesting.
What do you guys think? Even if we could have some data on life span of corals, fish and inverts in the wild, at least we have a starting point to what to expect when we purchase a subject for our tank and what their longevity may be.
Why do I always come up with this stuff?
