Pound for Pound toughest fish?
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Miles;42185; said:
Not so much, had a 12in dovii and a 15 in red SH, had to move when I bought new house so i had to down size the tanks ans put the two in a 125 gallon from the 300gal, and in a matter of 8 hours, the Dovii had taken plugs out of the SH, p--- me off something serious to. While SH are aggresive, really only when wanting you as food. Dovii' and umbee are tru;ly more aggressive becasue they are terrtorial to say the least jsut for the hell of it. You can get away with poutting a large Sh in a big tank say 400 gal with other fish and just keep him well fed, On the other hand the Dovii or UMbee will still try to own the whole tank.
My Dad's friend is a fish owner, and thru my Dad, I've heard stories of Oscars pretty much killing everything in their tanks in one nigght, Sharks to other Cichlids. Not just killing them, DESIMATING them. He'd find them shredded, with no eyes or fins, not even eaten. just DISMANTLED.
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I know this isnt really a fight..........but if you think about it i gulper catfish against anything close to its size becomes a meal = game over. but thats not really a fight 
Bottomfeeder;2044518; said:
oscars are usually pansies, I'm surprised to hear that level of aggression
Oscars rank really low....Alot of cichlids are very TERRITORIAL I will say that but only a few are TRUE KILLERS....a large DOVII or UMBEE is a powerful specimen. The larger Wolves are killers as well, Ive seen many that simply will not tolerate tankmates. The few that do are usually started at a young age with tankmates, which is the best way for any fish if you want it to accept tankmates. With enough hiding places and space just about any combination can work. Wolves, snakeheads, Dovii and Umbee, and Large Rhoms all possess the tools to tear fish in half. Oh yeah and Dorado's as well.....very quick fish. Oscars simply wouldn't stand a chance with any of these fish i just named...LOL.....they would simply be DINNER...
