Raphael

[Fishy411]

I have a spotted Raphael. I have had it for about 3 weeks and now it is starting to turn white. It's pelvic fins are turning a bland white right where the bone type thing is. Also the spikes on it's tail are turning white.

 

[bunjiweb]

This is a sign of extreme stress.

What size tank do you have? Raphael catfish need at least 30Gallons and should be kept in small groups (3+).

If you have anything under 20G I suggest you take it back. If you have anything under 5 Gallons I suggest you re-think the fishkeeping hobby alltogether if you have not done any research or prepared for new inhabitants.

Remember, a fish is an animal, buy buying it you take on its welfare, if you cant care for it properly then you shouldnt be buying it at all.

Ben

 

[LadyMinion]

Ummm... I hope that's a typo in your sig and those fish aren't all in a 2.5 gallon.

 

[Fishy411]

it was meant as a joke. Also it is in a 15 gallon and i am getting a 55 soon. I am not trying to play the old " i'll upgrade later" game but it was one of my first fish and i didn't know anything about it. It is back to normal now. Could it have been that i turned the lights on after dark? It was around 11:30.