Whats up with my Striped Rapahel Catfish

ChrisM101

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Hes rarely seen and now hes out doing this?

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Cute but strange indeed. Is it otherwise healthy? Same good appetite? Is the whole tank healthy and no new behaviors noted for others?

 

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Has he been evicted from his previous hiding spot? He's maybe trying to find a new hiding hole

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I'd give him a new hiding spot and see if he stops doing that. Mine used to do that but only at feeding time.

 

ChrisM101

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Hes not been evicted as hes currently back in his spot. Tank is good. I believe some cichlids are attempting to breed is the only habit changes there. Maybe they stirred around him a bit much.

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ChrisM101

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And he is at it again today weird.

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Breeding fish release much more hormones than usual into the water.

 

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can't say never seen any of my Raphael catfishes do that, mine just hide all the time, till feeding time.

 

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That's the norm and I'd echo that... which makes this new and puzzling.

Keep us updated and if you think t may help, tell us more about the tank - current parameters, history, tankmates, tank pictures, etc.

Is it eating very well as usual and as it should?

 

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My 2 sun catfish do that all the time too, no idea why. I don't run my wave maker all the time and they seem to do that more when it's not running.