Archer Fish, a few questions...

Maheshrajan · 20-02-2011, 12:02 AM

Hi i just got an Archer Fish. Very little is stated throughout the web about this species, Toyotes Blythii. Apparently this is a rare species only found in the waters of Myanmar. May i know if anyone knows what is the max size it can grow and what is the growth rate like?

20-02-2011, 04:40 AM

This species can grow until 18".. Main diet in the wild is crickets n insects.. I give them frozenbloodworms..

quite slow growth.. Mine now ard 4"

very nice fish to keep..

20-02-2011, 08:44 PM

Didn't know archer fish can reach 18''. By then must be a nice n rare beauty.

**marshy** · 20-02-2011, 09:11 PM

I read somewhere this species grow to 14".
I only managed to get mine to eat mealworms.
Saw thwm take smasmall floating pieces of mp as well.

20-02-2011, 10:01 PM

I wonder if these fish will keep coming in. i think stones was the first to get them? then i saw plenty at qian hu and now nks.

Maheshrajan · 21-02-2011, 03:29 AM

ya and they are very sensitive to ammonia.. put them in a high bioload tank, after awhile started to breathe very hard, lucky switch to smaller tank. Now doing well there with small ITs.. Is it safe to comm with ITs which are at most 1" bigger?

**marshy** · 21-02-2011, 09:36 AM

I COM them with 2 Jap Perches thats more than 2x their size.

Emozz · 21-02-2011, 05:55 PM

bro just curious, izzit a top level swimming fish and will it actually "attempt to shoot any insects down" if any spotted by this fish?

20-02-2011, 12:02 AM	#1
Maheshrajan Dragon Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,779	Archer Fish, a few questions... Hi i just got an Archer Fish. Very little is stated throughout the web about this species, Toyotes Blythii. Apparently this is a rare species only found in the waters of Myanmar. May i know if anyone knows what is the max size it can grow and what is the growth rate like?

20-02-2011, 04:40 AM	#2
Zeltaz Guest Posts: n/a	This species can grow until 18".. Main diet in the wild is crickets n insects.. I give them frozenbloodworms.. quite slow growth.. Mine now ard 4" very nice fish to keep..

20-02-2011, 08:44 PM	#3
mysecretroom Guest Posts: n/a	Didn't know archer fish can reach 18''. By then must be a nice n rare beauty.

20-02-2011, 09:11 PM	#4
marshy Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,712	I read somewhere this species grow to 14". I only managed to get mine to eat mealworms. Saw thwm take smasmall floating pieces of mp as well.

20-02-2011, 10:01 PM	#5
stackdeck Guest Posts: n/a	I wonder if these fish will keep coming in. i think stones was the first to get them? then i saw plenty at qian hu and now nks.

21-02-2011, 03:29 AM	#6
Maheshrajan Dragon Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,779	ya and they are very sensitive to ammonia.. put them in a high bioload tank, after awhile started to breathe very hard, lucky switch to smaller tank. Now doing well there with small ITs.. Is it safe to comm with ITs which are at most 1" bigger?

21-02-2011, 09:36 AM	#7
marshy Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,712	I COM them with 2 Jap Perches thats more than 2x their size.

21-02-2011, 05:55 PM	#8
Emozz Dragon Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 688	bro just curious, izzit a top level swimming fish and will it actually "attempt to shoot any insects down" if any spotted by this fish?

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