Please tell me the name of this Catfish

[computerman0219]

:nutkick:Here are some blurry pics. of the catfish I bought at Petsmart, and I want to find more about it, but I dont know what kind of catfish it is, so if any one can tell it will help. Sorry for the blurry pics.:idea:

[archer772]

Looks like a striped Raphael
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/catfish/striperaph.php

[Sploke]

agreed

[jonnyfry]

i 3rd the motion

[jtburf]

I conqur

[jm1212]

very nice find. they get pretty big though...

[AnDr3w]

You need better pix. (Hint for future) lol. But its a striped raphael.

[mcox3]

... they bark.

[jonnyfry]

6" and fat! they love shrimp pellets . never use malachite green with them in the tank and provide a cave for him to hide in . they are mainly nocturnal but they will come out at feeding time . also a sign of stress for them is to swim around constantly . he will probably do this when you first put him in your tank but he will settle down . other than that , awesome fish , i love mine .

[computerman0219]

I have a newbie question...what is malachite green?

[jonnyfry]

malachite green is an ingredient in some medications for parasites , such as quick cure .

[Mexican Racoon]

You will probably never see him. I have a spotted rapheal, sometimes I think it is gone, then a month later he will come out for a algae wafer or something.

Unless you don't have any hiding places, in which case it will probably stay stressed. They LOVE to hide.

[silentskream]

that's a striped raphael.

they get big and so does that pleco in the picture.. hope you have a big tank!

[lovejonesx]

It's a Raphael.

Even as blurry as the pic is,...it's pretty clear.

[SmallFishi]

I have one in my 55 gallon it does come out at feeding time otherwise it is MIA hiding in its nook in the driftwood.