Four eyed fish

[Teagu]

Do you think its possible to keep four eyed fish in fresh water instead of brakish, if they have all the correct requirements such as ph but no salf will they be fine

 

[arowana man]

my lfs has aboput 6 of these. there in freshwater. they are doing great. i want to get one but all my fish will eat them. lol. a true oddball. they dont actually have 4 eyes though. its an illusion.

 

[Teagu]

lol now do you think they will b fine with an asian arowana, uaru, indo dat, pbass (but im getting rid of them) and spotted gar

 

[Oddball]

Anableps will not last long or thrive in FW. And placing any thin elongated fish with aros, dats, or PBass is (IMO) a recipe for disaster.

 

[guppy]

Umm, depends on which of the three species you have,adult Anableps anableps is actually more commonly found in fresh water than brackish but usually migrate to brackish to breed, and like many live bearers are prone to fungus without salt. The other 2 species require more salt. The best way that I have seen to keep them healthy is to treat htem like mollies at 1.005 -1.010 sg, after all, why stress them if you don't have to. This means you can you can keep them in very mildly salted water, 1 tablespoon/5 gallons. They also do much better if you keep them fed well with supplemental feedings of mollie or guppy fry, mosquito larvae, and crickets.
As Oddball says though, these like needlefish, are not a good choice to keep with deep bodied predators. they are baitfish.

 

[arowana man]

lol now do you think they will b fine with an asian arowana, uaru, indo dat, pbass (but im getting rid of them) and spotted gar

if you want 4 eyed feeders

 

[Teagu]

if you want 4 eyed feeders

HAhahahah, gd 1 i had a chuckle