What is the Most Aggressive Aquarium Salt Water Fish?

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Any type of fish has the ability to become aggressive, however there are certain specimens which have been labeled "agressive" much like the Pitbulls of the dog world. From my personal experience I have seen very aggressive Triggers but at the same time very passive triggers. Same goes from Moray Eels, Sharks, Angels ect. I guess it all depends on the fish its self, however Moray Eels such as the Tessalata and the Green Moray have the power, size, and temper to be one of the most aggressive Marine fish, along with Sharks ofcourse if provoked, oh ya cant forget triggers. I tend to find triggers more of a pain than aggressive however.
 
i deffinitely agree with brenden, i too have seen vicious and very passive triggers


the one that you can always count on being extremely aggressive is a mantis shrimp, i have never seen nor heard of one that was passive



bob
 
in home aquariums?
triggers (of varying types)
or mantises

in general?
tiger sharks
 
I vote for Damsels. They eventually turn into bastards that no one wants. LOL
 
rook45;238721; said:
aren't moray eels suposed to kill everything



I had a 4' Green moray and a 4' Tessalatta moray in a 180. I grew them both from under a foot. They would attack anything that came NEAR the tank. I used to pretend to try to catch them with a big net to scare em off a LITTLE bit then have an armed guard on duty when it was time to clean the glass :screwy: They were bar far the nastiest things I've ever kept. The Green guy ate a 14" horn shark I tried to introduce. He lasted less than a day. A $135 mistake :D



bob
 
I have to agree with whoever said damsels. They are true ***holes.

the one that you can always count on being extremely aggressive is a mantis shrimp, i have never seen nor heard of one that was passive

I would have to disagree. I have kept mant different species and individual mantises. They each have their own personalities and Ive had some that were true wusses and some that were completley bloodthirsty. They can really f@#$ up a blue ring octopus though!!

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ewurm;841716; said:
I vote for Damsels. They eventually turn into bastards that no one wants. LOL

As far as constant aggression goes...my vote would be damsels as well. I still have a black damsel (Neoglyphidodon melas) that was the first fish I bought when I started in the SW hobby years ago and he is relentless. He does a good job at distracting the other monsters from each other, so I keep him in there.

I was having issues with my trigger, and the damsel was the first one to put him in his place when I combined my tanks. As soon as any fighting starts to happen the damsel comes shooting out and tends to break it up. :screwy:
 
Domino Damsel, pound for pound, the most aggressive fish I have ever encountered in SW.
 
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