Where Do You Get Your Oddballs From (uk)

[nmonks]

These freshwater archers are a population of Toxotes microlepis, a species that reaches a maximum length of 15 cm. Given the other archers rarely get to full size in captivity, this species might only get to around 12 cm or so in your aquarium.

I'm wondering if you might not be better skipping the silver dollars and just getting a school of archers. I haven't kept archerfish in groups, so I'd suggest posting a message on this species in the Brackish section. Others might know what's a good balance between aquarium size and the number of archerfish kept. I fear the tank would be too small for a safe number of archers (~6 specimens), but it's worth asking around.

Archers are relatively deep bodied, so they will need at least a clear 30 cm depth, but beyond that, I don't get the impression they're particularly fussy. That said, a 31 gallon tank isn't huge, and you may find having all the fish you want a bit of a squeeze.

Cheers,

Neale

Cool, so about 4feet long...does height matter???
so say an 31 UK Gallon (48"Lx15"Dx12"W), i could have one archer (i would have ago with the prawn, just would want to know i dont need a constant supply...) maybe 5 or 6 silver dollars?? and 5 or 6 cats too?
that would be an awesome tank, IMO B)

 

[§tudz]

Hi im wondrering where people from the UK get their oddballs from...
do you get em offline?
how much do you pay etc.
thanks, mikey

I see you live in Cheshire, I'm not too far from Chester, about 8 miles, in Deeside.

I ALWAYS go to Morton Garden Centre nr Chirk.

It is amazing, alawys has a massive selection of fish, and if there is a certain fish you want they will order them for you.

I got my two senegalus' from there (£12) and also my Bumble Bee Gobies (£1.99 each, or £7 for 6 I think)

They also stock, other Polyterus such as Ornate and Delhezi, Knife fish (black ghost and normal), many large syno's, Butterfly fish. thats just to quote a few, they even currently have a Axolotls for £19.99 I wish I had a tank for him he is amazing.