Me an the cat fish were talking and he said that he wants a bigger cave with nice flat rocks. I asked him if he wanted his food in a silver or gold plater. He's not answering my calls anymor, so.
Havent kept a striped raphael cat since 2004 haha. Awesome footage of him relaxing out in the open. Only way i ever got to see mine was when id feed the tank at night with very dim ambient light hitting the tank
That catfish is trying to tell you something...you move my tank around and took my plants....plus I need a bigger cave....plus that hand don't scare me...lol...great vid....
Awesome tank and fish! What you can do take care of your algae problem is to stock your tank with pond snails and take your loaches out. Then, bring the loaches back (temporarily) to cut down the snail population every two months.
Albino bristlenose pleco, they don't get big, they look great and unusual and should take care of algae. My favorite aquatic plants are java moss and Water Lettuce.
I have Raphael cat, has to be 14 or 15 years old now. About 6 1/2" long. We call him "Big Fish", from the movie. Lives in a 10 gallon tank with a few khuli loaches that are about the same age. He swims around quite a bit, especially when someone comes into the room. Seems to be very social. When he's not out swimming he's under a rock shelf or he likes to stand on his nose next to the waster heater. Shark like is exactly how I'd describe his swinging. A ver powerful swimmer. When he gets going he can hit the lid on the tank hard enough to lift it. Don't have room for a bigger tank, so really I can't add more fish to the tank because of his size.
Skyler Farlow don’t have room for a bigger tank or I would. When we bought him the shop said he’d get to be 2 or 3 “. Little did we know he’d by 6.5”. His size is what keeps me from adding more fish to the tank.
For hair algae you can use c02, flourish excel, or I will spray hydrogen peroxide on stuff when I clean and lower tank level. Number one fish to eat hair algae or black beard algae is siamese algae eater. Get a few of them and they will clean it up no problem. Do not get flying fox. They are often mislabeled and look almost identical.
With the hydrogen peroxide you can also pull out any plants or decoration covered in algae. Then spray it and let dry. Put back in tank and algae will die off. Hydrogen peroxide does not hurt fish or water quality.
H2O2 will kill your fish very quickly if you don't know what you're doing with it. It's dangerous even in small doses. Too much exposure will kill plants too.
Dan Hiteshew too much of anything is bad but I had a bad out break of black beard algae. It's under control now but I sprayed h202 on some plants and rocks I pulled out. Let it dry and then put back in. It turned purple and died while the fish were eating it. All gone. I learned the technique from a few online fish keepers including aquarium Co OP and mass aquariums. I also fixed the root of the problem
Hi dan, I noticed your hillstream loach in the video, how does it live in a low oxygenated tank? I know you said something about that in a video years ago, but I don't remember what you exactly said
I have one and I’m getting a bigger tank this summer and I’m gonna get a freshwater stingray and I have my two baby Lima Shovelnose catfish. But I don’t want my catfish to get hurt or the stingray tries to eat it and dies or gets hurt. So what is the growth rate of these striped Raphael catfish cause when I did research on them their growth rate was not on their. Plz help.
It took mine a few years to get big enough to be bold. A few inches in the first year and fairly slow growth after that. Mine is almost 6 years old now.
I just make sure I put sinking food in the tank. (shrimp pellets and algae wafers). If it's still small and shy, try feeding some sinking food just before ligghts out. They are nocturnal and will come out to feed at night.
@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly wow that must be fun. I have a spotted raphael cat and hes still small so hes In a 20 gallon but I cant wait to get him into a 55 gallon pond
@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly ok good because mine is still like 4 inches or so but he still needs a bigger aquarium just because I know he will get bigger and hes targeting my smaller fish
Me an the cat fish were talking and he said that he wants a bigger cave with nice flat rocks. I asked him if he wanted his food in a silver or gold plater. He's not answering my calls anymor, so.
So nice to finally see him in all his glory! 😁
I had a Spotted Raphael Catfish, and I agree, they remind me of a Nurse Sharks swimming along the tank bottom.
Havent kept a striped raphael cat since 2004 haha. Awesome footage of him relaxing out in the open. Only way i ever got to see mine was when id feed the tank at night with very dim ambient light hitting the tank
That catfish is trying to tell you something...you move my tank around and took my plants....plus I need a bigger cave....plus that hand don't scare me...lol...great vid....
Awesome tank and fish! What you can do take care of your algae problem is to stock your tank with pond snails and take your loaches out. Then, bring the loaches back (temporarily) to cut down the snail population every two months.
Cool fish! Thanks!
Albino bristlenose pleco, they don't get big, they look great and unusual and should take care of algae. My favorite aquatic plants are java moss and Water Lettuce.
You should make a biofilter for your tank. Bog style filter.
That angel was beautiful
I have Raphael cat, has to be 14 or 15 years old now. About 6 1/2" long. We call him "Big Fish", from the movie. Lives in a 10 gallon tank with a few khuli loaches that are about the same age. He swims around quite a bit, especially when someone comes into the room. Seems to be very social. When he's not out swimming he's under a rock shelf or he likes to stand on his nose next to the waster heater. Shark like is exactly how I'd describe his swinging. A ver powerful swimmer. When he gets going he can hit the lid on the tank hard enough to lift it. Don't have room for a bigger tank, so really I can't add more fish to the tank because of his size.
You should put the Raphael catfish in a minimum of 30 gallons. I have two in my 55 gallon tank
Skyler Farlow don’t have room for a bigger tank or I would. When we bought him the shop said he’d get to be 2 or 3 “. Little did we know he’d by 6.5”. His size is what keeps me from adding more fish to the tank.
Nice fish I never see mine. Just his tail sticking out from his hiding place.
I get video when I see mine for a reason. Lol It's not often.
For hair algae you can use c02, flourish excel, or I will spray hydrogen peroxide on stuff when I clean and lower tank level. Number one fish to eat hair algae or black beard algae is siamese algae eater. Get a few of them and they will clean it up no problem. Do not get flying fox. They are often mislabeled and look almost identical.
With the hydrogen peroxide you can also pull out any plants or decoration covered in algae. Then spray it and let dry. Put back in tank and algae will die off. Hydrogen peroxide does not hurt fish or water quality.
H2O2 will kill your fish very quickly if you don't know what you're doing with it. It's dangerous even in small doses. Too much exposure will kill plants too.
Dan Hiteshew too much of anything is bad but I had a bad out break of black beard algae. It's under control now but I sprayed h202 on some plants and rocks I pulled out. Let it dry and then put back in. It turned purple and died while the fish were eating it. All gone. I learned the technique from a few online fish keepers including aquarium Co OP and mass aquariums. I also fixed the root of the problem
Hi Dan! I have one of these little ones, how long do you reccon it takes em to get this big?
It'll be a few years before it's big enough to feel bold. At least that was my experience. It's taken almost 6 years for it to get the size it is now.
Hi dan, I noticed your hillstream loach in the video, how does it live in a low oxygenated tank? I know you said something about that in a video years ago, but I don't remember what you exactly said
No idea. I tried a bunch of them and they all died, except this one. It's just hung on for years now.
Try albino bristle nose plecos I have never had an algae problem since I had it
What does the pigment matter?
Best bet otto cat
I'd say start a shrimp colony but you have a raphael cat much like myself and I know raphael cats will eat shrimp
How do u feed it? I'm not sure if mine is eating when I put in food at night. I put its food near his cave but idk if he comes out and eats or not.
I don't do anything special. Just make sure food gets to the bottom.
@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly ok thx
I have one and I’m getting a bigger tank this summer and I’m gonna get a freshwater stingray and I have my two baby Lima Shovelnose catfish. But I don’t want my catfish to get hurt or the stingray tries to eat it and dies or gets hurt. So what is the growth rate of these striped Raphael catfish cause when I did research on them their growth rate was not on their. Plz help.
It took mine a few years to get big enough to be bold. A few inches in the first year and fairly slow growth after that. Mine is almost 6 years old now.
Chocolate gourami are awesome. Is that an Angelicus botia?
Yes, it is. (kubotai)
I get them at my shop from time to time. We also have the chocolate and striped Raphael.
Just bought one, not sure if it’s getting enough food. How do you feed your
I just make sure I put sinking food in the tank. (shrimp pellets and algae wafers). If it's still small and shy, try feeding some sinking food just before ligghts out. They are nocturnal and will come out to feed at night.
Dan Hiteshew thanks
Put the flagfish in the new native tank.
I've considered it. That's probably what'll happen.
How many gallons is that tank
55 gallons.
@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly wow that must be fun. I have a spotted raphael cat and hes still small so hes In a 20 gallon but I cant wait to get him into a 55 gallon pond
@@theanimaladdiction It took a few years for it to get that big.
@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly ok good because mine is still like 4 inches or so but he still needs a bigger aquarium just because I know he will get bigger and hes targeting my smaller fish
How you know male and female bro ?
And any idea for breeding ?
Thank you bro
No, I have no idea how to tell the difference.
what about shrimp in there?
I don't think they'd survive very long.
@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly well i was thinking larger ones since they'd probably eat the vegetation.
Raphael would eat any shrimp