Preferred Complement of Fish in Tank - Page 4

Hanywella · 03-04-2004, 08:21 AM

My favorite fish are:
1.Royal Gramma
2.Percula Clownfish
3.Clown Triggerfish
4.Blue Damselfish
5.Lionfish
6.Addis Butterflyfish
7.Copper-banded Butterflyfish

patscarr · 03-04-2004, 09:23 AM

There must be a number. I'm just not that mathematically inclined to figure it out. Is it even possible? Jim might have something in the program to keep that from happening.

Let's see, 7 slots, times 26 fish for each slot, equals 182. Well, that's a start.

Tiny Turtle · 03-04-2004, 10:52 AM

Hm, have to think a bit about that one as it doesn't matter which of the slots the fish are in. If that was the question, I believe it would total 26^7 combinations which would total slightly more than 182 (i.e. 8,031,810,176 possible combinations).

/Tiny Chance

patscarr · 03-04-2004, 11:07 AM

How did you get that number (8,031,810,176), Tiny?

drfish · 03-04-2004, 11:12 AM

Umm... 26^7?

And 3,315,312,000 different combinations with no duiplicates, 26*25*24*23*22*21*20.

cjmaddy · 03-04-2004, 11:24 AM

Pat, - You may be an English teacher, but you're certainly not a maths teacher!

-

!

patscarr · 03-04-2004, 10:15 PM

Certainly not.

Tiny Turtle · 03-05-2004, 06:23 AM

Pat
26^7 is the same as multplying 26 with 26 and then the product of that with 26 and the product of that... – seven times.

2^3 = 2*2*2 = 8
3^2 = 3*3 = 9

/Tiny Chance

P.S.
Ever wondered why Google is called Google? It's actually a typo (plus easier to trademark) for "googol" which is the same thing as 10^100 (that's a "one" followed by 100 "zeros")

Jav400 · 03-05-2004, 06:26 AM

Yeah, thats how many wrong answers you have to look through before finding the one you wanted in the first place.

Michael Babin · 03-05-2004, 09:30 AM

Given 7 slots for fish, with 26 fish to choose from, where each slot will be filled with one fish and there is an equal chance that any of the 26 fish will be selected to fill a slot, the probability of having all 7 slots filled with the same fish is 1/26^6 (26 to the sixth power, or 308,915,776). You can derive this answer by dividing the number of positive outcomes (where all fish are the same, in this case 26) by the total number of possible outcomes (26^7). Divide the numerator and denominator by 26, which simplifies the answer to 1/26^6.

The probability that all 7 slots will be filled with the same fish of a specific type (e.g., 7 Lionfish) is 1/26^7.

patscarr · 03-05-2004, 09:31 AM

Wow! 1 in 8,031,810,176! That's incredible!

Jav400 · 03-05-2004, 01:24 PM

Like I said, go buy a lottery ticket.

Schnaaps · 03-05-2004, 02:29 PM

But MA2-MD in widescreen supports 8 fish on the screen at once.... hehe

Jav400 · 03-05-2004, 02:38 PM

OK then, 1 in 208,827,064,576

Seafoam · 03-14-2004, 08:00 PM

I change all the time to get a variety, but some favorites that I usually have are:

at least two yellow tangs
purple tang
regal tang (gotta love those tangs)
royal gramma
copper banded butterfly

Marian Nichols · 03-15-2004, 04:55 AM

The tangs are my favorite also, I'll sometimes just have a tank of yellow tangs.

feldon34 · 03-15-2004, 11:02 AM

A woman after Jim's heart.

Yellow Tang · 03-15-2004, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by Marian Nichols
I'll sometimes just have a tank of yellow tangs.

03-04-2004, 08:21 AM	#61
Hanywella Registered Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 44	My favorite fish are: 1.Royal Gramma 2.Percula Clownfish 3.Clown Triggerfish 4.Blue Damselfish 5.Lionfish 6.Addis Butterflyfish 7.Copper-banded Butterflyfish Imagination is more important than knowledge " Albert Einstein "

03-04-2004, 09:23 AM	#62
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	There must be a number. I'm just not that mathematically inclined to figure it out. Is it even possible? Jim might have something in the program to keep that from happening. Let's see, 7 slots, times 26 fish for each slot, equals 182. Well, that's a start. Patrick

03-04-2004, 10:52 AM	#63
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Hm, have to think a bit about that one as it doesn't matter which of the slots the fish are in. If that was the question, I believe it would total 26^7 combinations which would total slightly more than 182 (i.e. 8,031,810,176 possible combinations). /Tiny Chance Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

03-04-2004, 11:07 AM	#64
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	How did you get that number (8,031,810,176), Tiny? Patrick

03-04-2004, 11:12 AM	#65
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,374	Umm... 26^7? And 3,315,312,000 different combinations with no duiplicates, 26252423222120. I don't watch commercials.

03-04-2004, 11:24 AM	#66
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Pat, - You may be an English teacher, but you're certainly not a maths teacher! - !

03-04-2004, 10:15 PM	#67
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	Certainly not. Patrick

03-05-2004, 06:23 AM	#68
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Pat 26^7 is the same as multplying 26 with 26 and then the product of that with 26 and the product of that... – seven times. 2^3 = 222 = 8 3^2 = 3*3 = 9 /Tiny Chance P.S. Ever wondered why Google is called Google? It's actually a typo (plus easier to trademark) for "googol" which is the same thing as 10^100 (that's a "one" followed by 100 "zeros") Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

03-05-2004, 06:26 AM	#69
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Yeah, thats how many wrong answers you have to look through before finding the one you wanted in the first place. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-05-2004, 09:30 AM	#70
Michael Babin Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rowlett, Texas Posts: 199	Given 7 slots for fish, with 26 fish to choose from, where each slot will be filled with one fish and there is an equal chance that any of the 26 fish will be selected to fill a slot, the probability of having all 7 slots filled with the same fish is 1/26^6 (26 to the sixth power, or 308,915,776). You can derive this answer by dividing the number of positive outcomes (where all fish are the same, in this case 26) by the total number of possible outcomes (26^7). Divide the numerator and denominator by 26, which simplifies the answer to 1/26^6. The probability that all 7 slots will be filled with the same fish of a specific type (e.g., 7 Lionfish) is 1/26^7.

03-05-2004, 09:31 AM	#71
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	Wow! 1 in 8,031,810,176! That's incredible! Patrick

03-05-2004, 01:24 PM	#72
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Like I said, go buy a lottery ticket. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-05-2004, 02:29 PM	#73
Schnaaps prolificus penguinus Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Prolific Posts: 204	But MA2-MD in widescreen supports 8 fish on the screen at once.... hehe "Jim, no not THAT Jim but another of the same name" JamesRathbun.com

03-05-2004, 02:38 PM	#74
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	OK then, 1 in 208,827,064,576 Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-15-2004, 04:55 AM	#76
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	The tangs are my favorite also, I'll sometimes just have a tank of yellow tangs.

03-15-2004, 11:02 AM	#77
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	A woman after Jim's heart. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-15-2004, 11:19 AM	#78
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Originally posted by Marian Nichols I'll sometimes just have a tank of yellow tangs.