My fat Raphael cat

[BuffaloPolypteridae]

I'm really starting to think mine is starved haha its for sure put on a bit of weight with me but nowhere near as bubble bellied as any of yours, is that bad?

For some scale the ornate bichir that's behind him is 8.5 inch

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[JOSCAR05]

I'm probably sounding derpy at this point but this guy isn't gonna try to suck slime coat like a pleco right? Never heard of it but also came across the interesting fact juveniles have been seen in the wild cleaning hoplias aimara wolf fish of parasites and such so I hope that doesn't translate into a taste for slime

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Haha I don't think so. These fish to me are not algae eaters therefore they can't suck slime coating off of any fish. They just eat solid foods lol.

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[JOSCAR05]

Here is my Raphael after gorging himself on MTS's.


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Yea he's definitely a big eater alright.

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[JOSCAR05]

Mine comes out often. They can definitely smell the food as soon as it hits the water. Cool cat. I have two.


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What's really cool is their whiskers as it feels up on the sand and can find the smallest pellet with the whiskers.

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[JOSCAR05]

The whiskers are ridiculously long too. Here's a front pic and side pic of my cat. And I haven't even fed him yet lol.



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[JOSCAR05]

I'm really starting to think mine is starved haha its for sure put on a bit of weight with me but nowhere near as bubble bellied as any of yours, is that bad?

For some scale the ornate bichir that's behind him is 8.5 inch

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Just feed him.daily with sinkin pellets. Really small ones. Hell put on weight bit it will take a real long time since they are real slow growers. But they do grow

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[BuffaloPolypteridae]

I break regular hikari carni sinkers in half for him and the geo balzani, I have yet to see him eat in the main tank but he's probably just settling in, he's with 2 good sized bichirs, a 14 inch rope fish and a red hi fin wolf fish so he's got some big preds to deal with

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[JOSCAR05]

I break regular hikari carni sinkers in half for him and the geo balzani, I have yet to see him eat in the main tank but he's probably just settling in, he's with 2 good sized bichirs, a 14 inch rope fish and a red hi fin wolf fish so he's got some big preds to deal with

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Yea mines with a bichir as well. When it gets bigger I'm not sure if the bichir will try and eat him lol.


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[BuffaloPolypteridae]

Haha i hope its fat and wide enough and those fins and hooks are menacing enough to get the message across "YOU CANT SWALLOW ME" lol or i may have to rehome. Hopefully mines one that gets to 9 inch im sure at that thickness hed be safe haha im sure if anyone trys the attempt will kill them

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[JOSCAR05]

Haha i hope its fat and wide enough and those fins and hooks are menacing enough to get the message across "YOU CANT SWALLOW ME" lol or i may have to rehome. Hopefully mines one that gets to 9 inch im sure at that thickness hed be safe haha im sure if anyone trys the attempt will kill them

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Haha yea. The body is kinda like armor. If u look close there's like spikes on the side of the body...super cool. I've only seen 6-7 inches but that's on YouTube. I'm not sure they get to 9.


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