Doradids

[TaratronVaeVictus]

Does anyone keep spotted or striped raphael cats? I'd think they would be decent bottom dwellers for most "monster" cichlid and arro tanks...unless the monster fish tried to eat them!

 

[piranha45]

i think alot of people do... personally i think they are ugly, and keep them out due to personal tastes. if i want something that will rarely be seen but keep the bottom clean of excess food, i look into synodontis instead.

 

[Apocalypse]

I wouldn't recommend them for arowana aquariums. In particular the jardini. I used to have a jardini that used to kill anything in the aquarium with him.

 

[quix]

i have a striped raphael...cute greedy and lazy fella..most of the time u'll find it huddled up at one corner and not moving at all..only when u throw in food then it'll come swallow wadever it can and go back to snooze..hahaha
but i aint sure abt keeping them with monsters, these fellas aint dat big in size..

 

[Killduv]

They eat alot - but they only come out when the light's go off.

 

[PhullTank57]

I don't have a "Striped Raphael" catfish,,, but I do have an Irwini "Mother of Snails" (Megalodoras uranoscopus ) catfish... It's in the same Doradidae family as the "Striped Rapael" cat. Normally it does stay low profile during the daytime hours, but it will still come up to the top to take pellets.... daytime, nightime and when lights are on.

I think you can keep with an arow, just as long as it's not too small for the aro's mouth?? And if the arow does try to eat & swallow it, there's a good chance of the arow choking on the cat's spikes or bony bodies?? Just make sure to watch and observe at first. GL!

 

[gdub_76]

what are your preferred foods for the striped rafael cats and how often do you feed them?

 

[JD7.62]

Phulltank where did you get that cat and how much? I have been looking for one.

 

[Tucc185]

i have a striped raphael...cute greedy and lazy fella..most of the time u'll find it huddled up at one corner and not moving at all..only when u throw in food then it'll come swallow wadever it can and go back to snooze..hahaha
but i aint sure abt keeping them with monsters, these fellas aint dat big in size..

Actually, striped raphael cats can get quite large, although most never do. I have one that I recently acquired that is about 8" from head to tail, and extremely bulky. I'm not sure whether they are slow growers, but I have a feeling that it has to do with lack of seasonal temp variation. In their natural habitat the water temps have a significant drop in temp (down to the 60's) during the winter, which few hobbyists would/could replicate.

 

[guppy]

They easily get to 8" and are not to be trusted with small tetras or guppies but I think that they are pretty cool.