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Hi guys, well I have a LFS that has one archer for sale. and I am considering getting it for the 55. I have looked at the profiles both here and in my books and see that they are listed both as freshwater and brackish. So I am not sure if he will do good in my tank.

The Local ZOO has them in with Rainbows, so that is also something I am taking into consideration. If I do get him, he will go in my 55 gallon with Rainbows, a plec and some Gouramis. I also have some small Cories and a small CAE in there, So if I do will he eat them? Can he do good by himself in a FW only tank? Any advice is welcome. Also any experience with these guys?

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No experience, so I'm not going to weigh in on the freshwater or brackish issue. I do know that there are certain brackish fish that are perfectly fine in a freshwater setting; there are, of course, the other kinds that prefer a marine setting and won't tolerate freshwater very well at all, but these fish tend to be the type that grow into marine adults such as Scats, rather than Archers. I'd be willing to bet that an Archer would do well in a freshwater aquarium, as I have seen them kept with other freshies as well in public settings.

I don't usually trust any fish with ones that can fit into their mouth, and archers do have huge mouths. That said, they are surface-feeders that mostly eat arthropods, so they might not have it in them to go after bottom fish.

Last but not least, an archer outgrows a 55 gallon tank. They're big, deep-bodied, and predatory. They're kind of like datnoids, except I think more active. The cover needs to be tight-fitting, these fish can have a pretty good force to their jumps as they get larger.

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