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Archerfish
Toxotes jaculatrix
Family: Toxotidae
📍 India, Southeast Asia & Australia (estuaries)
Famous for shooting precisely aimed jets of water to knock insects off overhanging vegetation. Requires a brackish tank with at least 12 inches of air space above the water. Fascinating behaviour.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 7.0–8.0
- diet
- insects/carnivore
- maxSize
- 10 inches
- salinity
- SG 1.005–1.010
- minTankSize
- 55 gallons
- temperature
- 77–86°F (25–30°C)
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Temperature
77–86°F
25–30°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Apr high)