Archer Fish Paludarium

The land portion will be 1 wide variable about half the tank x 2 high x 4 long.

Archer fish paludarium. Water volume is 50 gallons in the tank 10 12 inches deep. I ve got this 110 gallon tank i m setting up to be a paludarium for freshwater archerfish and hopefully something else. A side view of my 300g paludarium at lunch time.

There are even various stories of unsuspecting archerfish owners having wat. They are known to eat crabs other fish as well as the vegetable matter that you drop in the water. Recommended tank capacity starts from 500 liters 110 gallons for several adult fish species because this is quite large fish that prefers a company of its kind.

In case when you have a paludarium create some vegetation hanging over the tank water and put future prey of archer fish there. Water circulation allows terrestrial and semi aquatic plants to naturally absorb plant wastes whilst creating a natural and interesting habitat for any inhabitants. Large fish can precisely shoot water up to 2 3 metres in distance.

Archerfish are famous for their ingenious ability to direct a squirt of water at insects sitting above the water surface knocking the insect down so that they can pounce on it. The riparium is a paludarium with greater emphasis on water than land with water flow of some description.