Milingu has a pictus catfish bought in 2000 and still alive today. That makes it at least 22 years old (possibly quite a bit older depending on the size of purchase), which is not that far off from redshark1's clown loaches. In fact, it could be as old as or older than them if it was purchased at a larger size!
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/foru ... pan.744287We have a P. pictus that was bought in 2000.
It has permanently lost a part of its whiskers, has a crooked spine and hides the whole day but still falls into feeding frenzy once or twice a week.
Seeing this fish over the years make me think that they will not grow much older than 12 or maybe 15 years in the wild before they either starve or get eaten.
I will update this thread at the same time as my yearly asking Milingu whether it's still alive.