Is My Striped Raphael Pregnant?

[RRasco]

i am tryin to figure out if my striped raphael catfish is pregnant...i am not sure of the sex, but his/her stomaceh is enormous, it was flat when i got it 2 weeks ago...here is a pic...

 

[andywg]

Not pregnant, just well fed. Ours do the same and worse.

 

[Loko17]

lol thats a fat catfish.

 

[Kuroku]

Yep that's what mine looks like...

They are very greedy, coming out after everyone is asleep to clean up any leftover food.

 

[Fella]

It's not unusual for Platydoras costatus to look like it's gravid when in fact it's just well fed. Maybe cut back on the feedings a litte.

 

[Bloo]

what a little porker! But very pretty

Quite unusual to see it out and about though in broad daylight when they are extremly nocturnal and shy. Does it have a cave or two ?

 

[RRasco]

i have 2 hollow logs in there, he stays in the big one on the left, normally sitting by the entrance. this guy does NOT wait for everyone to stop eating, i drop food in, whether it be flakes or bloodworms and as soon he smells it he is out scarfing it all down. i feed no more than 2x daily. i put the food in, then pulled out the camera.

 

[beechey]

wish i could see mine