Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Spotted Archerfish
Toxotes chatareus
Photo: Esquilo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–30 °C
- pH7–8.5
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
Full profile
- Family
- Toxotidae
- Origin
- Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 30°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.5
- Salinity
- 1.003 – 1.012
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- brackish
- Swimming level
- higher
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- carnivore (insects)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: It spits jets of water to knock insects off leaves. Aquarium with space above the water and plants on top.
