Archer fish questions?!?!

[Cblake007]

can anyone tell me anything about keeping archer fish? I am soo fascinated by these fish and would like to soon purchase a few.

-whats a good size tank to keep them in
-what type of water do they need to be in
-diet
-tank mates
-are they aggressive
-and anything else that i might need to know so i can prepare there new home

thanks!!!

 

[Busdriver69]

Dude a guy in ohio was sellen a bunch i was gonna tell you but then i forgot i have no phone pissss

 

[Cblake007]

i was kinda wondering why i havent heard from you in a few days haha

 

[Citrinellus]

They're brackish

 

[nes999]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=archer+fish

 

[TTTT]

Dude a guy in ohio was sellen a bunch i was gonna tell you but then i forgot i have no phone pissss

Try jack's aquarium and pets..

 

[Cblake007]

They're brackish

i heard they can also be kept completely freshwater as well and be fine is this true?

 

[KAWAMIKIE]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=archer+fish

That was great! I've been on many forums and never saw that one.


I always wanted an Archer fish, just never got around to setting up a brackish tank. It would be cool to set up a tank with a sealed top and release some bugs in there and watch em shoot em down.

 

[ronnie08]

i just got 1 about 3 weeks ago about 5" in size..took me awhile to find him there's not too many around over here.. he was in a brackish tank when i got him but i have him full fresh with loaches now with no probelms at all.
i feed him mainly hikari aro sticks,prawns and bloodworms...i stuck some aro sticks under my lids during water change the other day hoping he would spit at it and he got them 1st time around...great fish.

 

[12 Volt Man]

i heard they can also be kept completely freshwater as well and be fine is this true?

no. they will not thrive. I used to keep mine in full saltwater (specific gravity 1.020).

I had two that I grew up along with some monos in what started off as a 30g brackish tank but eventually became upgraded to a 65g saltwater.

keeping them in fresh is fine when they are young.

but as they grow they need salt, other wise they will be dark and tend to get fungus easily, which often happens with most brackish fish as they grow in freshwater.

they need marine salt to do well. you don't necessarily have to bring it up to full salt as I did, but they need a specific gravity of somewhere around 1.005 to 1.010 as adults.

as far as feeding goes, mine ate anything.

I had them for a few years but they died when I got a nitrite spike in the tank after dosing with a medication