Why I think everyone should try a solo wetpet setup.

[philipraposo1982]

Disclaimer:. This is my experience, yours may vary from it depending on many factors. Each fish has their own unique personality.

1. The level of interaction you can have with you pet
2. Never worry about fighting
3. Super easy to target feed and monitor weight.
4. Very easy to medicate if needed
5. More space to claim as their own territory
6. Easier to see when you have a fish that is getting I'll
7. Can scape the tank to the fish exact needs
8. Showcasing a single fish can really make.for a great display for you and your guests
9. Keep the aggressor fish you want without worry about it killing it's tankmates


There is probably more reasons to add to the list but it's all I got for now. I found this current setup to be the most rewarding that I have ever had in the hobby.

If you haven't tried it I really suggest you do!

 

[Warborg]

I tried it once(by accident) , found it boring and a waste of tank space. It was a 10-12 inch Cichlid. After him I went the community fish route.

 

[krichardson]

Here's one.....the fins will alwasy be perfect...well,at least they should be.

 

[philipraposo1982]

so true, thanks for adding that one

 

[krichardson]

so true, thanks for adding that one

Glad to be able to contribute.

 

[robham777]

Less mess, and much easier to maintain low nitrates. I don't find it boring unless I find the particular wet pet boring in general. My old dovii Morgoth was always a lone fish, and I enjoyed his set up more than any other I have had.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

You could argue it's a boring existence for the fish and they will never be able to interact with other fish or breed.
A solitary existence does not sound appealing to me.
Some fish prove to aggressive to be kept with tank mates I except. Lots of fish are social and interactive.
It's horses for courses but I prefer a few fish that get on.
I also find one solo fish boring.

 

[J. H.]

I'm evil, but this guy beats any 'wet pet', as long as his tankmates are cheap to replace...

I have kept the 'mini blue catfish' aka channelcat, and you can bond one on one with one in a community tank, as long as you understand what the main point of the tank is.

 

[Troy1015]

I think there's very few fish that can stand out alone Asian Aro, large tiger fish, aimara, maybe a large St, but to me still at the end of the day take me to the way to go. As far as filtration that's not an issue even with them over stock tank just have to make sure you have the filtration to handle what you have in your tank. Fighting but that's good because in the wild they face aggression as long as it's not fighting to the death I think that it helps bring out colors and attitude. And if one fish dies at least you still have others in the tank or as if you have a solo fish and it dies you have an empty tank.

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Less mess, and much easier to maintain low nitrates. I don't find it boring unless I find the particular wet pet boring in general. My old dovii Morgoth was always a lone fish, and I enjoyed his set up more than any other I have had.

Sorry to derail, but I have to ask, Morgoth as in the J.R.R. Tolkien character?


I like my tanks to have more than one fish where possible but only one fish in the tank is ever the "star". Take my GT's tank for example, it houses my female GT, my L397 pleco and seven black widow tetras. The main display fish is the GT, but the widows add some interesting movement to the tank and the pleco... Well I never see the damn pleco lol