I only seen mine eat once!I love raphaels.
Although mine barely moves, ever, somehow I really like him and have never considered selling him. They are cute, but don't take any crap.
He is around 4", the one time I saw him eat he grabbed a 1" pellet and swallowed it.Oh really? ALthough mine is a 100% hider all day, he does come out to eat. Quite a good eater actually, cains big pieces of prawn and cockles.
HOw big is your raphael? Mine is around 6 inches at least now. I got him when he was about 2.5.