Rainbow shark "eating" my striped raphael catfish! NEED HELP!!!

[divemaster99]

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[divemaster99]

Well, back on topic this is night oh......10 now of the raphael not eating. On close examination of the fish I don't think his slime coat is doing so well either, it looks like it's just peeling off him at this point. If you look at the picture look on top of the fish in front and behind his dorsal fin and you'll see what I'm talking about.

 

[convict360]

Well, back on topic this is night oh......10 now of the raphael not eating. On close examination of the fish I don't think his slime coat is doing so well either, it looks like it's just peeling off him at this point. If you look at the picture look on top of the fish in front and behind his dorsal fin and you'll see what I'm talking about.

If that bridge is all he has to hide in, he's probably stressed out his nut. Raphael's like to hide, not in the sense of under light cover where you can still see them, but where they can hide their whole bodies.

Of course this is an assumption based on your photo there, but Id say its a safe bet there isnt sufficient cover, cos the raph wouldnt be under that bridge if there was.

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[divemaster99]

If that bridge is all he has to hide in, he's probably stressed out his nut. Raphael's like to hide, not in the sense of under light cover where you can still see them, but where they can hide their whole bodies.

Of course this is an assumption based on your photo there, but Id say its a safe bet there isnt sufficient cover, cos the raph wouldnt be under that bridge if there was.

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there are three spots, there, under driftwood, and in between a slate and the glass. It was like that in my other tank as well there were two spots the bridge and a large cave and he always chooses the bridge for some reason.