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Striped Raphael Catfish

Angrie.Woman

03-21-2005

Re: Striped Raphael Catfish

C+J Tondreau

03-21-2005

Re: Striped Raphael Catfish

John

03-21-2005

Posted by Angrie.Woman on March 21, 2005, 12:24 pm

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2 questions.

Lost my 8+ year old when we moved, so now I have a new one in the
quarantine tank. He doesn't seem to be eating the pellet food I'm dropping.
I feed him at night, right at lights out, but it sure looks to me like the
food is still there. It's been a week, so if he isn't eating this will
resolve itself shortly.

Any alternative food suggestions?

Also, the Chain had him labeled "semi-aggressive." Has anybody here ever had
one get aggressive? If not, any idea what they are talking about? Mine
always hid during the day, popping out to eat. Never showed any interest in
the other fish at all.

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Posted by C+J Tondreau on March 21, 2005, 8:42 pm

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I have a "spotted" Raphael and I've only seen it eat once or twice. Algae
tabs seemed to be its preferred food. Mine was a "proceed with caution"
fish too. To date it hasn't bothered any of my other fish. It spends most
of its time looking comotose in a corner of the tank behind a plant.

Jacqui

> 2 questions.
>
> Lost my 8+ year old when we moved, so now I have a new one in the
> quarantine tank. He doesn't seem to be eating the pellet food I'm

dropping.

> I feed him at night, right at lights out, but it sure looks to me like the
> food is still there. It's been a week, so if he isn't eating this will
> resolve itself shortly.
>
> Any alternative food suggestions?
>
> Also, the Chain had him labeled "semi-aggressive." Has anybody here ever

had

> one get aggressive? If not, any idea what they are talking about? Mine
> always hid during the day, popping out to eat. Never showed any interest

> the other fish at all.
>
> A
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> "Default quoting of previous message in replies."
>
>

Posted by John on March 21, 2005, 10:58 pm

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My Striped hides under a log during daylight hours. If his fin didn't stick
out every now and then and wiggle, I would have assumed him gone. I used to
see him come out for Algae chips, but I have not seen him eat in several
years.

I changed the decor in the tank, when I shook him out of a plastic cave, he
darted around like crazy until he found a new hiding place.

That was more action than I have seen in years. When he was young he used
to swim upside down at the surface to feed on Tetra Flakes. Not sure what
keeps him going now, must be vacuuming the bottom.

JOhn ><>

>2 questions.
>
> Lost my 8+ year old when we moved, so now I have a new one in the
> quarantine tank. He doesn't seem to be eating the pellet food I'm
> dropping. I feed him at night, right at lights out, but it sure looks to
> me like the food is still there. It's been a week, so if he isn't eating
> this will resolve itself shortly.
>
> Any alternative food suggestions?
>
> Also, the Chain had him labeled "semi-aggressive." Has anybody here ever
> had one get aggressive? If not, any idea what they are talking about? Mine
> always hid during the day, popping out to eat. Never showed any interest
> in the other fish at all.
>
> A
> --
> http://snipurl.com/cz4a : Submit a Google Request
> "Default quoting of previous message in replies."
>

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