Archer Fish

[wazza]

hello i have two archer fish and was just wondering how big they grow and do they eat other fish please let me know thanks wazza

 

[nmonks]

Maximum size depends on the species, but is typically around 20 cm under aquarium conditions, but can be substantially less if you have Toxotes microlepis rather than Toxotes jaculatrix or Toxotes chatareus. On the other hand, wild Toxotes chatareus are big fish, around 30-40 cm in length when mature.

As for eating other fish, YES, they're highly predatory given the opportunity. It isn't necessary to give them live fish though, and their optimal diet would be mostly insects anyway. If you want to see them hunt, then offer them crickets, flies and the like. Most specimens do perfectly well on quality pellet foods like Hikari Gold.

Cheers, Neale

 

[wazza]

Maximum size depends on the species, but is typically around 20 cm under aquarium conditions, but can be substantially less if you have Toxotes microlepis rather than Toxotes jaculatrix or Toxotes chatareus. On the other hand, wild Toxotes chatareus are big fish, around 30-40 cm in length when mature.

As for eating other fish, YES, they're highly predatory given the opportunity. It isn't necessary to give them live fish though, and their optimal diet would be mostly insects anyway. If you want to see them hunt, then offer them crickets, flies and the like. Most specimens do perfectly well on quality pellet foods like Hikari Gold.

Cheers, Neale

thanks for that neale they didnt tell me that at the lfs so i think they are going to get sold now get them on buy and sell now cheers wazza