i see where u are coming from, but who says these "tank born and raised" in freshwater archers arent in their natural conditions now?
archer fish! YAY!
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i see where u are coming from, but who says these "tank born and raised" in freshwater archers arent in their natural conditions now?
Of course Im trying to increase my post count! we all know that a higher post count equates to a more knowledgeable fish keeper, DUH! So if we follow this logic, I have more post and therefore have more knowledge about fish keeping so hush you peon, HUSH!oh goodness no, im the one thinking differently here. everyone else is saying brackish water, im say brackish or fresh. pretty sure i was the one that everyone was "attacking"?
but its ok u can continue to increase ur post count on my thread, no hard feelings
I'm from Australia and live very close to a large river system, almost every day I see large archer fish (30cm+) living in 100% freshwater. So I would definitely say that they can live in freshwater.
And some of you guys really need to grow up and stop being so immature on threads, it's bringing the reputation of this forum down.
And some of you guys really need to grow up and stop being so immature on threads, it's bringing the reputation of this forum down.
They can live in fresh but do better in brackish. Saying they are born in captivity and therefore don't need to be kept like those in the wild just shows a lack of IQ points , it's like you are saying if you are born in the south pole you wont need thermal gear to survive , lol
Umm. you need to try again because that is some what true. In the summer here i can go out in the florida heat and wear jeans and a long sleeve shirt because im used to it. But if someone from up north came here they would wear short shorts and shirts.
Oh how silly of me you are 150% right. i will go back and try again
, Thank you for showing me the way. 
Check Fishbase and you will see that Archers of all species are commonly found in freshwater conditions. See the Distribution>Ecosystems and Occurrences:
http://fishbase.org/Nomenclature/Sc...ntains&crit2_value=&group=summary&backstep=-2
http://fishbase.org/Nomenclature/Sc...ntains&crit2_value=&group=summary&backstep=-2
This is a quote from one of the links provided.. but I think as soon as some of you guys see 'freshwater' you jump right to, 'SEE SEE THEY CAN LIVE IN FRESHWATER' and that may be the case.. but not all the time.. they primarily live in BW.. and migrate into FW.. anyway just my observation in several reads..
"Occurs mainly in brackish mangrove estuaries, but also penetrates freshwater rivers and small streams"
Just in reference to the link(s) provided, 'Environment' suggests in majority that these guys live in coastal, BW conditions..
I'm not sure if they are migratory or not. Might depend on the species. The chatareus seem to be found quite far inland in Australia which suggests to me that they aren't migratory and may spend generations in Fresh. Probably causing some of the confusion. However, the jaculatrix (which the OP's seem to be from the pics, though not positive) are more concentrated near coastal areas.
I suggest further research to find out for sure instead of the "I'm right, you're wrong" arguments with no facts in this thread.
