Crazybob
Fish Fanatic
Hey guys,
I've been thinking about starting a new tank in the future (pretty far off still, as i just graduated from college and havent landed a job yet) and was thinking about making it an archer fish tank. I may be pretty bad at searching for it but i havent been able to find a lot of info about keeping them. what i have found has not been to concrete as one site says one thing and others have it fairly different. what i have determined however is that the tank should be at least 75g with room above the water for insects to crawl around a bit so the archer fish can hunt (which is the main reason i think theyre so cool!), and the SG needs to be between 1.005 and 1.010 or so, even tho ive read that theyre freshwater as well (which i believe to be false). i have never kept brackish fish before, just as a warning so anything specific i need to know about that would also be greatly appreciated
I guess id just like to know what it all is that i need to know to keep these guys. as you can see i know very little just yet. for the tank size, is it that there needs to be 75g of water, or a 4ft tank? cuz from what i see it looks like you dont want to fill the tank to the top really so how deep should the water be, and what dimensions of tank should i have? how often should they be fed and what exactly? sorry about all the questions, i just want to make sure i know everything i can about them before i get some.
At the moment im just designing a tank for them with a sump as well as the stand to house it all. as ive previously mentioned this project is pretty far down the line so i am in no hurry at all for anything. i just want to make sure when it does get rolling everything i need to know will be available to me so i keep them nice and happy.
Thank you all for your help, i really like this community
~Crazybob
I've been thinking about starting a new tank in the future (pretty far off still, as i just graduated from college and havent landed a job yet) and was thinking about making it an archer fish tank. I may be pretty bad at searching for it but i havent been able to find a lot of info about keeping them. what i have found has not been to concrete as one site says one thing and others have it fairly different. what i have determined however is that the tank should be at least 75g with room above the water for insects to crawl around a bit so the archer fish can hunt (which is the main reason i think theyre so cool!), and the SG needs to be between 1.005 and 1.010 or so, even tho ive read that theyre freshwater as well (which i believe to be false). i have never kept brackish fish before, just as a warning so anything specific i need to know about that would also be greatly appreciated
I guess id just like to know what it all is that i need to know to keep these guys. as you can see i know very little just yet. for the tank size, is it that there needs to be 75g of water, or a 4ft tank? cuz from what i see it looks like you dont want to fill the tank to the top really so how deep should the water be, and what dimensions of tank should i have? how often should they be fed and what exactly? sorry about all the questions, i just want to make sure i know everything i can about them before i get some.
At the moment im just designing a tank for them with a sump as well as the stand to house it all. as ive previously mentioned this project is pretty far down the line so i am in no hurry at all for anything. i just want to make sure when it does get rolling everything i need to know will be available to me so i keep them nice and happy.
Thank you all for your help, i really like this community
~Crazybob