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Re: Banded Archerfish
I've observed lots of archerfishes at Kallang basin in the past as well as in the canals. Two species of archerfish can be found there but I had some pretty bad luck in catching the spotted archerfish. Show us your pet pics.
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Re: Banded Archerfish
i caught a huge archer fish with a jhook and some lumo beads no bait!!! it was on the surface so i let my hook "swim" on the surface and bam! fish on. bout 17cm
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Re: Banded Archerfish
Nice, they're very curious surface feeders and very particular on their diet. I know they fall for flies but lumo beads is something new.
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Re: Banded Archerfish
yeah lol i left the lumo beads under the sun 4 the whole afternoon and the time i caught the fish was evening so it looked like a glow in dark bug struggling in the water
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Re: Banded Archerfish
Heh, that makes some sense. I bet the archerfish was thinking "hey, there goes a firefly!".
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Re: Banded Archerfish
They can stay in brackish and saltwater. So yeah, if the river is connected to the sea, you may find them there.