Banded archerfish
Toxotes jaculatrix
- Tank length
- 150 cmabout 5 ft (59 in)
- Start with
- 3
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C77–86 °F
- pH
- 7–8
- Adult size
- 20 cm8 in
- Lifespan
- 5–10 yrs
Needs a long, half-filled tank with brackish water as it matures and eats any fish small enough to swallow.Needs a long, half-filled tank with brackish water as it matures and eats any fish small enough to swallow.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- African clawed frog
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Blue acara
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Brilliant rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Celestial pearl danioNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Dusky millions fish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Glowlight danio
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Golden dwarf barb
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Lambchop rasboraNo shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Pearl danio
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Ticto barb
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Zebra danioNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Banded archerfishAlligator gar may eat Banded archerfish
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 25–30 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 7–8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 10–30 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Mangrove estuaries from India to the Western Pacific and northern Australia | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | active | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | top | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | semi aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | carnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 5–10 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 24 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 150 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |