targetfish - terapon jarbua

Are Targetfish likely to kill others in a marine aquarium such as clowns?

They get to be 9 inches long. They have been
documented as being aggressive. I've never kept them
myself. Personally I don't see why anyone would
desire one.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


tim wrote on 5/9/2007 6:01 AM:
Are Targetfish likely to kill others in a marine aquarium such as clowns?

hit the wrong reply earlier

This is what I found. Personally, it's not a fish for me.

"Therapon jarubua
These fishes, which are also known as Tigerfishes or Crescent Perches, are
equally at home in pure salt water or brackish water, and although they may
be maintained successfully in fresh water they seldom appear to be fully at
ease. They are probably the hardiest of all fishes that can be kept in a sea
aquarium, feeding with great exuberance on all foods. They can become rather
boisterous and may subdue the more delicate true reef fishes such as the
butterfly fishes so that they hide and slowly starve to death. They are
usually low-priced and so are an excellent first choice for the novice
aquarist. They are not brilliantly coloured but because they frequently
school, a dozen or so in a large tank is an impressive sight."

Hope it helps !


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"tim" wrote in message
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Are Targetfish likely to kill others in a marine aquarium such as clowns?

They are great fish. Because of cost and their toughness they make a good
school for octopus tanks.
if they become feeders, so be it, but they are usually fine in larger tanks.
Raise them from a few cm long and they are fine in tanks.
Larger ones caught on rod and reel are not so easy to get to calm down to
aquarium life.
Much better fish for a little kid who wants a 'shark' than a bloomin'
suicidal whitespot magnet like a silver shark!
That and they don't need heaters around here make them in my mind a good
boys 'goldfish'.




"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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They get to be 9 inches long. They have been documented as being
aggressive. I've never kept them myself. Personally I don't see why anyone
would desire one.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


tim wrote on 5/9/2007 6:01 AM:
Are Targetfish likely to kill others in a marine aquarium such as clowns?