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Old 19-02-2008, 05:35 PM
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hi, can anybody give me some details on how to keep these please

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should keep them in groups of about 6.
needs BRACKISH water!
get quite large - tank should be at least 75gal
eats insects like crickets.

i've never kept em, just info i have read.
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thanks bud, how do you get brackish water???
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they are not problematic... here is a site.. it might help.

Toxotes jaculatrix, Archer fish Profile, with care information

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cheers habu thats great info
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brackish water is boundary water, a mix of salt/marine and freshwater.

I only know this as we did some research before buying a mudskipper, only to return to buy it once we'd done the reading bit and got the setup ready at home to find them all gone

Sad times.
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awww. mudskippers are awesome.
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