Archers: "Say No To Smoking ?"

[shaunman]

Tell me if anybody has done this with an Archer, because I would love to know if it's true.

Some guy with a mullet working at this po-dunk aquarium store, (for years) told me that one of his favorite brackish fish was an Archer.

He said, " Hey man, if you remove the lid from your tank, turn off the lights in the room, and fire up a smoke about 10 feet back from the tank, the Archer will put it out by spitting water at the chery."

He never seemed to have any Archers when I asked him to prove it.

 

[fishyboi]

MIght be true since they do spit out water, but not sure if its 10 ft

 

[Skoomakilla]

i have read(unless im wrong) that the archer has the range of 6 - 8 feet according to the age and accuracy of the fish

 

[Miles]

I have heard these stories too.. Their spitting in the wild is triggered by fireflies which display bright coloration like that.. They will shoot at cigarettes as well as christmas tree lights from what I understand.

 

[big E]

Now thats something I gotta see!

 

[Ornatapinnis]

I've seen archers spit water at cigaretts, a friend of mine had his do it to shut me up (i didn't believe him). THey did but it was not from 10 feet away, he opened the lid and held his cigaterre about 12 " above the water. It was pretty neet!!!!

 

[landmineyouth]

 

[DeLgAdO]

LOL!!!!!

i need to get that for my dad

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

Hey any smokers with an archer fish reading this make a video and post it, I think that make a cool clip. The American Lung Association would pay good $$ for it I'll bet.

 

[shaunman]

Great picture!!!!