" " " "

mathematics – What is the maximum number of fish possible in your tank?

Share post:

You want to put some fish in a square tank. But these fish fight whenever they are in the same tank. Sadly, you have only 1 tank, but you can put glass panes inside the tank to divide it, not necessarily into equal parts. There are some restrictions.

No 2 fish will be in the same area.
Each fish has to see every other fish (They cannot see each other through corners).
The fish can see only through 1 glass pane(So, Only adjacent fish can see each other ignore case of transparency)

What is the maximum number of fish possible?
Some Diagrams for initial cases [Red represents Fish, Blue represents Glass Panes]:

I came up with this problem while seeing some Siamese fighting fish in my tank.

Related articles

Real Madrid’s Mbappe struggling with thigh injury

Real Madrid's French forward Kylian Mbappe has been diagnosed with an injury to...

A Night With the Best Baseball Team in New York

The Brooklyn Cyclones are leading their minor league division this summer, while New York’s major league teams...