Most capable SA/CA?

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There is always much debate over the most aggressive ca/sa, whether pound for pound or just as is, however aggression is a little different than the ability to kill or harm. For example a hyper aggressive miniature pincher could be eaten by a great dane...
So with that said what are your thoughts on the top 5 most capable ca/sa? All assumptions are full grown specimens.

Mine would be:
1. Dovii, large canines and a world record size of 26"
2. Umbee as number 2, just because the world record catch is smaller than the dovii
3. Peacock bass - arguably the largest cichlid by rod and reel records. While not a typical toothy bastard this guy could swallow most of the other ca/sa cichlids out there.
4. Amphilophus chancho - an 18 inch chunky midas ( the largest of the amphilophus family) with an attitude problem and teeth
5. Red terror/ true festae - just big and mean.
 
I agree with the Dovi, and Umbee. But you need to find a way to put the Beani in there somewhere. They are something else.
 
Dovii and Umbee for sure. Boulengerochromis from Taganyika. I saw footage of it chasing off otters and turtles.
 
I've Reallized the King of Cichlids are the Ampholophus. All around the Baddest of them all; especially at sub adult stage.

Grammodes and Ampholophus are the Baddest in my book. Ounce for ounce.

If your fish in cold water, the rest will die first except the Ampholophus. That's how bad ass they are. This Accidentally happened to me. But the Beani wasn't there.
 
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I really don't understand post like this. Almost all the aggression witnessed in home aquariums is do to territory more than actual aggravated uncontrolled aggression.

You can take "mean" fish that will bang on the glass and kill everything in sight in a small tank (75-200+ gallons) that same fish in a 700+ gallon tank would be more docile not display any outward aggression unless its breeding.

I think its rather juvenile and more along the lines of my dad beat up your dad mentality. I'm not trying to pick on the OP of this thread I just see so many of these and it gets under my skin. All this who would win, a zombie with laser for eyes vs a skeleton with chainsaw arms vs superman? What is the point?

There is so much more toward fish husbandry than can fish A kill fish B. Its been well established as to which species will display territorial behaviors and one that wont. An established fish will almost away assert its dominance on its territory, and if it has the size and attitude it will usually be the dominate victor of a situation, but it is a territory thing not an aggression thing. Fish don't think in terms of good and evil.

I feel if fish could be walked on leashes like dogs we would see a lot of small 100lb teenage boys and men walking around with Gupoate's and Amphiliphous' with logging chains for leashes trying to look tough, much like they do now with Pitbulls, Presa Canarios, and Rottweilers.
 
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