Unethical but Fun debate

[simms]

I was having an interesting conversation with my LFS guy the other day. I figured I'd bring it to the boards for more discussion. Yes, this is unethical but interesting none the less.
Obviously a totally imaginary tank. Pretend that the water peramaters are perfect, and all specimines enter the tank disease free. All specimines are entered into the tank at the same time. All enter the tank at 3-4 inches.
In your experience, which survives? What is the first out? Order from 1-10 if you like...
Blue Damsel
Blue Lined Trigger
Blue Throat Trigger
Clown Trigger
Emp Angel
Harlequin Tusk
Huma Huma
Porcupine Puffer
queen trigger
Undulate trigger
(That would be one expensive experiment...lol)

 

[boalgf]

You make it sound like they'd all be doomed at some point. That list isn't so totally incompatible that the fish would definitely die quickly. They could go for years with no problems at all in a big enough tank. If the list had some tangs or butterflies that would make it easier.
Damsels are tough, but once the triggers, puffer, or tusk get bigger he will most likely die. After that, the angel if it is in a stressful environment.
Lastly, it's a toss up between whether the undulated or the queen lasts the longest. Really though, I've seen tanks with a similar stocking list and there were no problems.

 

[ophiura]

If it is a cycled 10,000g tank, none of them may go....
Need more restrictions

For example, they are all put in to an uncycled 55 g tank.

 

[mrdc]

Reminds me of the show on Discovery or one of those type channels that were pitting animals against each other to see who would possibly win. I think they had a bear go against a lion. A shark against something. I think mechanical replicas were built and they went at it. Pretty cool.

 

[boalgf]

Originally Posted by ophiura
If it is a cycled 10,000g tank, none of them may go....
Need more restrictions

For example, they are all put in to an uncycled 55 g tank.
Yes. There need to be far more factors. Small tank, minimal amounts of food available, only 2 spots with an area to hide, ets.
If you are asking which are the toughest, the queen and the undulated get my vote.

 

[ophiura]

Yeah, let's say it is somewhere within a hobbyist tank size...it will come down to the clown, queen and undulated and that would be an interesting smack down.

 

[boalgf]

The queen does get twice the size of an undulate. Why don't we just throw in a titan and call it a day?

 

[simms]

With your advice. We have removed the Damsel (Might survive for a while, but ultimately no offensive capability) and replaced with the Titan.
Obviously a totally imaginary 100 gallon tank. There are only three mounds of LR, which allows minimal coverage. Specimines are fed 2 cubes of food a week. Pretend that the water peramaters are perfect, and all specimines enter the tank disease free. All specimines are entered into the tank at the same time. All enter the tank at 3-4 inches.
Blue Lined Trigger
Blue Throat Trigger
Clown Trigger
Emp Angel
Harlequin Tusk
Huma Huma
Porcupine Puffer
queen trigger
Titan
Undulate trigger
What is the order of their untimely death?
Maybe we should make a tournament..like march madness..lol.