Anyone here keeping a single fish tank (one individual not a species tank) and if so what are you keeping in there? I am still in the process of getting my 55 gallon mbuna tank running and im already thinking about getting my 72 bowfront reef tank converted to a single fish tank. I have a large sump under the stand so i think I could handle the bioload of an Oscar in there and i really love some of the show quality Oscars morphs. Anyone keeping oscars or have a single fish tank you want to show off? Lets see some pics.
zackcrack00
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I have an Eleotris picta. It's a large, highly predatory goby from CA and SA. Really cool fish, just costly to feed.
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jonclark96
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I don't currently have a "wet pet" tank, but many folks will keep a single amphilophus species in a tank like that. Many are glass bangers once they reach maturity and will interact with you if you approach the tank.
Becca
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I've kept single anabantoids - sometimes common (betta), sometimes not so much. I also dated a guy with a single citronellum... Biff... Biff was a jerk, but really fun.
I keep several single species, but not the type you're thinking of.
I have single fish tanks of the following type:
Licorice gourami (Paros. sp. "sentang green sparkle")
Chocolate gourami (3 different types, 3 different tanks)
Celestial pearl danios
Green eye rasboras
Dicrossus maculatus (to be fair, there are probably a couple plecos and a few pencil fish in there)
Guianacara sp. (again, a few dithers and catfish, but only one cichlid species)
Single species tanks can be fascinating, especially if you're working with a fish that is shy or maybe gets out-done by others in the tank. With the schooling fish it can be really cool to just see how a school behaves without other fish in there chasing them around.
I keep several single species, but not the type you're thinking of.
I have single fish tanks of the following type:
Licorice gourami (Paros. sp. "sentang green sparkle")
Chocolate gourami (3 different types, 3 different tanks)
Celestial pearl danios
Green eye rasboras
Dicrossus maculatus (to be fair, there are probably a couple plecos and a few pencil fish in there)
Guianacara sp. (again, a few dithers and catfish, but only one cichlid species)
Single species tanks can be fascinating, especially if you're working with a fish that is shy or maybe gets out-done by others in the tank. With the schooling fish it can be really cool to just see how a school behaves without other fish in there chasing them around.
spazmattik
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When I first got into the hobby I bought a tiger oscar and when I got back into the hobby as an adult, oscar was the first one I got again. 
Great fish with personality. As Jon mentioned, amphilophus are a great choice as well but more aggressive than oscars. I keep my oscar in a 125 with other fish without any issues.
Great fish with personality. As Jon mentioned, amphilophus are a great choice as well but more aggressive than oscars. I keep my oscar in a 125 with other fish without any issues.
Vinh2o
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An Oscar is almost like having like having a dog. They want to be in the room where all the action is, and they sit in the tank and follow your every move.
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