archer fish shooting practice?

[philc21]

i just recently got an archerfish and i was wondering if there was sumthin i could do so he could practice spitting water my water level is already low but do i need to give him sumthing to shoot at does n e one have one and have n e ideas?

 

[Allivymar]

Not sure; I've read archer fish rarely shoot in captivity. Maybe because they're fed regularly and don't need to hunt?

 

[Fruitbat]

You might try a nice fat housefly. Since it is winter, unfortunately, house fly supplies are pretty low. Depending on the size of your archerfish you could use a cricket or wingless fruit flies (available at some pet stores).

 

[krap101]

my gourami broke my light (until it dries off) because i think he might of been shooting it (i think it was her) because when i saw my light when i came home from school there were little drops of water dripping off the light (might of been evaporated water)

 

[philc21]

yea i thought of that but how would i get it so the fish could shoot at it i tried hanging a krill wich is what hes been eating from a string but the archer doesnt have time to get it cause im keeping it with a small red eared slider and hes swimming his hardest to get the krill and he usually gets it b4 the archer even sees it if n e one else has n e suggestions it would be greatly appreciated i hope i can get him to shoot in captivity it would be really cool

 

[krap101]

maybe you could put more then one "krill wich" so they both get 1

 

[philc21]

i was thinking about that i think ill try that 2morrow since the turtles already eat more then his share of krill today lol