Archerfish?

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MultipleTankSyndrome
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Archerfish?

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Anyone else have them? I recently purchased a group of 6 small scale archers, somewhat inspired by Aquarium Co-Op.
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todbranson44
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Re: Archerfish?

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MultipleTankSyndrome wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:25 pm Anyone else have them? I recently purchased a group of 6 small scale archers, somewhat inspired by Aquarium Co-Op.
I wonder this too... :)
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Re: Archerfish?

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todbranson44 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:27 pm I wonder this too... :)
In a way, it would be great if they did.
I think archerfish are an excellent alternative to cichlids for those who wish to mix cichlids and loaches (even though it is not a good mix). They have the same general 'perch' shape, enjoy the same water chemistry and flow, eat the same food, and do not bother bottom-dwelling fish such as loaches.
473 liter - pictus catfish, smallscale archerfish
110 liter - green neon+cardinal tetras
473 liter - roseline sharks, striped kuhli+black kuhli+neon kuhli loaches, Burmese loaches, weather loaches
Bas Pels
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Re: Archerfish?

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I thought Toxodes come from brackish waters. Not a place one would expect to find loaches
MultipleTankSyndrome
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Re: Archerfish?

Post by MultipleTankSyndrome »

As did I before I learned about freshwater species. Apparently only 2-3 of the 10 known species are brackish/euryhaline, the rest are freshwater.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archerfish

That of course includes small scale archerfish, the subject of this thread:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallscal ... _to_humans
473 liter - pictus catfish, smallscale archerfish
110 liter - green neon+cardinal tetras
473 liter - roseline sharks, striped kuhli+black kuhli+neon kuhli loaches, Burmese loaches, weather loaches
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