angelfish220

A while ago my mom got some fish while I wasnt home and put them in the tank. One was a little striped catfish that I fell in love with but didnt know what it was. I was looking on that fish place today and found out he is a striped raphael catfish! does anybody know of these fish? he is a sweet little thing, I think nocturnal he does come out when I feed them though. so...

Do ya know anything about these cool fishys?

Dino

They are cool fish.
They get to about 6 inches in length and are very light shy.
They need places to hide during the daylight hours.
They come from South America and are part of the doridae catfish gruop.

susitna-flower

I have one, that I never see.......He doesn't seem to cause any problems in the tank, except add to the bio waste, and I question my decision to have him since I never see him....But maybe he works with the night time janitor crew, and is a real benefit....
Time will tell....

My lights are on most of the day, but even in low light he doesn't come out....There is a fair amount of movement in the tank, which may account for his staying hidden even more than most.

Hope you enjoy your Raphie!

angelfish220

Well thats odd, I definatly know that he is a Raphy he lookes exacly like the pic, but once he was aclimated to the aquarium you see him cruising around every once and a while, expecially in the morning when I just fed the fish.

Allie

We had a bunch of different raphaels, striped, chocolate & spotted....if they get upset, the croak like frogs sort of lol.
I never saw them ever.

Narcicius

Sounds like a cool fish, but catfish are usually nocturnal or impossibly shy so I don't own any.