Target Fish: Terapon jarbua

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I ran across some at a LFS a while ago, and they seemed interesting, but to my knowledge they are brackish as adults. I used the search but there isn't too much basic info out there about them.
Are they able to live in freshwater?
Also, apparently other than being predators, I read somewhere they are big fin/scale biters. Anyway, just wanted to ask people who have expereience with these, because they seem pretty interesting.

 

[brackishdude]

Here's a link to Neale Monk's summary. It's a great resource for brackish aquarium fish

http://homepage.mac.com/nmonks/aquaria/brackfaqpages/Common_fish/(3d)targetfish(t.html

http://homepage.mac.com/nmonks/aquaria/brackishfaqindex.html

 

[Datnoid101]

Target fish are reported of getting up to a foot long. They are born in river mouths and go from full fresh to brackish and in some cases salt. They have a special digestive system that can break down scales, which are a main part of their diet. They also rip fish eyes in a matter of seconds of introduction. You can get them on pellets. I kept 4 at 1" in full fresh. After about 5 months they were 5" and started breathing hard. Guess its around that size that more salt is needed in the water. Never was able to get more. Great looking fish

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

thanks for the assistance on my query...I might look into getting back into brackish, as these are interesting fishes.