I've seen archerfish (usually the banded species, sometimes others) at numerous aquariums, but I've never been lucky enough to see one catching its food by shooting water. Some aquariums do offer feeding demos that let visitors see these sharpshooters in action. In situations where visitors can't see (I mean, they're small fish, you're only going to feed them so many times before they swell up and explode), technology can provide a helpful substitute, with screens nearby playing footage of the fish feeding... sort of like this, at the Georgia Aquarium:
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