If You Were to Have a Race in Your Tank, What Fish Would Win

[Gumbies R Us]

Imagine if you had a fish tank race, it could either be swimming from one end of the tank to the other, or doing laps around the tank. My question is if you hypothetically had a race in your tank where the fish in your tank were the contestants, who would win it.

 

[PigDaddyF15E]

Firefish....I have seen them go from swimming in the water column to inside the rockwork in the blink of an eye.

 

[nuxx]

Crosshatch Triggers, no question...

 

[pandaparties]

My vlamingi without a doubt, it's like a Ferrari when it gets moving.

 

[Cthulukelele]

For some distance I think either the tomini tang or cherub angelfish. Fastest sprint? Probably either the blue flasher wrasse or the green clown goby.

The clown goby has that "I'm literally going to die if I don't do this quickly" energy that makes an effective fish sprinter

 

[HB AL]

Triggers
Grouper
Hippo Tang
Squirrel fish
Jap. Dragon Eel
Broomtail Wrasse

The Broomtail wrasse wins by a large margin, sucker is really fast!

 

[Gtinnel]

In my fowlr tank it would be my lunar wrasse hands down….he is the only fish in the tank. He is insanely quick though.

 

[ReefGuard Systems]

Blue Neon Goby. I call him "Blue Lighting"

 

[dstockwell]

Bristletooth Tang - that's why it's called Spooky.

 

[Mark Goode]

That bloody Damsel I spent five hours trying to catch yesterday.

 

[wil-yuhm]

Forty Inch sprint no contest Lawn Mower Blenny.

 

[i cant think]

In order for my 4’ tank;
1st place; Regal Angel
2nd place; Jade Wrasse
3rd place; Copperband Butterfly
4th place; Radiant Wrasse
5th place; Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse (Cebu)
6th place; Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse (Indo)
7th place; Naoko’s Fairy Wrasse
8th place; Magnificent Foxface
9th place; Twin Spot Bristletooth Tang
10th place; Linear Blenny
11th place; Yellow Watchman Goby
12th place; Black Photon Clown

And for my 3’ Nano;
1st place; BSLW
2nd place; Pink Streaked Wrasse (Larger)
3rd place; Pink Streaked Wrasse (smaller)
4th place; Black Clown Goby
5th place; Yasha Goby

 

[Flame2hawk]

Hands down the Achilles and hippo tangs. no competition

 

[bayisland]

Exquisite Firefish FTW.

 

[Dave-T]

Forty Inch sprint no contest Lawn Mower Blenny.

Agreed. I’ve seen one move so fast you can’t see him.

 

[Tamberav]

Diamond goby’s seem to become speeding slippery torpedos and take flight if you need to catch one in a bucket.

 

[EricR]

I only have 4 fish so not many contestants.
Tailspot blenny wins the race,,, unless it's a sprint to bite the hand,,, then the clownfish wins.

Pajama and Bangaii cardinals are just lazy.

 

[Rmckoy]

I have too many fish to list or think which is fastest .
im not 100% sure who is faster .
yellow belly blue tang , yellow tang , pink tail trigger , Mel wrasse , lawnmower blenny .
foxface is pretty quick but I think he’s left in the dust of the others

 

[Rmckoy]

I only have 4 fish so not many contestants.
Tailspot blenny wins the race,,, unless it's a sprint to bite the hand,,, then the clownfish wins.

Pajama and Bangaii cardinals are just lazy.

I call my clownfish blood thirsty Dracula fish

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Yellow wrasse hands down in my tank. IV been looking at him and like star trek he beams himself into the sand.