Mystus Redtail;2849447; said:I love Raphaels I have 6 of them. 3 Spotted, and 3 Striped. I've acquired them at different times over the last year or two. They eat like crazy and get real fat, but they haven't gained a lot of noticeable length. I did meet a person who had a 9" striped, but I don't know how long it took to go it that size. There is one out of my 6 that will eat while the lights are on, and he is obviously the fattest. If I want to see the rest, I just flip the light on in the middle of the night and they're everywhere.
Yea ive got one that likes to stay out even after the lights are on and hes also the bigger of the two. And I also scared the crap outta them by accident one night when i flipped the light on at about 2 am. Both of my raph's, my pleco, and my clown loach went nuts and slammed around the sides of the tank until they found a place to hide.