Pound for Pound toughest fish?

[guppy]

he said in the first post that all poisonous animals are excluded from this thread...

Sorry, forgot

 

[sandtiger]

because they aren't that aggressive. Not that they're docile, but people have kept them with tankmates without much if any trouble. They're much more likely to kill one another than anything else. There's alot of other cichlids out there with at least as much aggression as emperors, and I'd definitely bet on a big dovii over a big emperor.

I saw a video on Nat Geo (Jewels of the Rift) of two emps defending their nest from a very large turtle and I was impressed. I also read in a recent TFH "Top of the Food Chain" that they were aggresive.

"Due to their overly aggresive behavior and generally bad attitude, there are no tankmates that can be safely recommended."
-Brian Scott, TFH.

 

[sleepyflight]

yeah well the oscars comment came from the same guy who warned that oscars like hard water and that changing too much water will ruin your tank

Hahaha, I don't even need to comment anymore....its been said

 

[piranha45]

I saw a video on Nat Geo (Jewels of the Rift) of two emps defending their nest from a very large turtle and I was impressed. I also read in a recent TFH "Top of the Food Chain" that they were aggresive.

"Due to their overly aggresive behavior and generally bad attitude, there are no tankmates that can be safely recommended."
-Brian Scott, TFH.

the same can be said--ALL that which you mentioned-- about of great deal of cichlids

The user FruitBat was attacked in-person by a pair of nesting Texas cichlids, while snorkeling. He's also been attacked by nesting largemouth bass. its not that unique. Nesting snakeheads are also very nasty from what I hear.

 

[DRaGoNoVA]

alligator gar looks mean....

 

[knickwight]

oscars are pansies compared to most other SA large cichlids, they're not even contenders

 

[guppy]

Dogfish sharks, they are hard to chew, okay, I know that isn't what you meant lol.

 

[bigmikedogg7]

Red devils are mean

 

[piranha45]

are they really?

 

[rayman45]

Red devils are mean

my sh ate it with one problem.