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Archerfish?

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

Re: Archerfish?

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:27 pm
by todbranson44
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... :)

Re: Archerfish?

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 7:15 am
by MultipleTankSyndrome
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.

Re: Archerfish?

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 8:17 am
by Bas Pels
I thought Toxodes come from brackish waters. Not a place one would expect to find loaches

Re: Archerfish?

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 11:24 am
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