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greenmonkey51    Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004   | could i put 1 in my 75g with my 10 blue acaras. i will take out 8 of them eventually. the smallest is 1in what should i feed it too |
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Natalie    Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003   | Yes, I would say you'd be able to put a spotted raphael in there. They will eat basically anything you put in the tank (including small fish), but they relish small live foods such as worms. They are very nocturnal, and you're pretty unlikely to see them during the day.   I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
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| superbohn79 Fingerling Posts: 23 Kudos: 25 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-May-2004 | I have a spotted raph in my tank that stays in it's cave all day. Sometimes, if I'm lucky, I'll see it come out. It is a very beautiful fish and I've had mine since I started my tank two years ago! You can sometimes here her "talking", it's pretty neat. |
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Jason_R_S  Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001  | I have a spotted raphael catfish that I haven't seen in months. I believe Koi Keeper said they become much less shy as they get bigger though. Jason |
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| 123mjb Enthusiast Posts: 215 Kudos: 226 Votes: 13 Registered: 31-Mar-2004 | is there a difference between a striped ralph and a spottted ralph? |
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koi keeper   Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001  | Yep size, (and rate of growth), and the fact they they are different species  And yes, when they do finally get big (4 full inches plus) they will come out more often. There was a time I didn't see mine for almost a whole year! Koi Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn. |
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| luisprado Hobbyist Posts: 81 Kudos: 156 Votes: 5 Registered: 02-Jun-2004 | Would the spotted Raphael eat my ghost shrimp? |
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| Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003 | If they can fit in the raphael's mouth they will be eaten. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
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| 91Bird305 Enthusiast Posts: 271 Kudos: 56 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Oct-2002 | I have 2 spotted's and 1 stripped and they are great catfish. The stripped deffiently grows faster and bigger then the spotted's and the stripped comes out a lot more then the spotted's do (has to be pitch dark for the spotted's to come out). Great fish though and so far, my tiger barbs and little cherry barbs have not been eatin along with my little bumble bee catfish  |
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| lunker101 Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 284 Votes: 2 Registered: 19-Aug-2003 | Ive got a striped. He picks a spot and wont move during the day. He then goes frantic at night and then goes back to that same spot and stays there during the day. He will move to a new spot every week or so  . |
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