umm well iwant the raphael catfish really badly and i was told u can maybe do just one in aten gallon tank and i have a nice hidding spot for it but will he come out for me to see it? is there anyway to encourage it?
oh i was told in here that i could maybe pulloff a raphael...and my turtle heck no >< i love my turtle x3 i dont talk much about him because i know everyneeds that he has xD and as for getting a larger tank that wont be hard i still need to get a100gallon tank actually 120 including the fish because i cant release em back ived had em for 3months and if i release em i release deadly pathogens that will wreak havoc in nature id rather it didnt xD btw i just read there is one way to train em it is said that when their adults they get bolder and come out a tad more often so as a juvenile cat ill just give it what it needs in hopes when its adult ill be able to see it also i just heard of a lightbulb called moonlight or something its supposed to produce moon light rays xD which is still dark enough so the catfish can be seen but bright enough to be seen get it?1077 said:You stated in previous post that you do not care for fish that are reclusive. That would eliminate the raphael catfish. Perhaps rather than search for fish that will be comfortable in ten gal tank you could train your efforts at finding a way to aquire a larger tank? this would give you WAY more options. I understand you are getting a job soon? why not use this time to research fish and then after you have saved up some money from your job you can aquire a tank suitable for the fish you have researched. Or you could return the sunfish to the lake and find a home for the turtle and this would allow you to keep some of the fish you have expressed an interest in. SMALL fish are best suited for small tanks and it appears 10 gal is going to limit what you can keep at this time. :wink:
ahh i see. hmmm i also read in an article that theres a species of freshwater flounder that stays dwarf about 4inches...and can go in a ten gallon setup as well(the reason im trying to stock this tank is because my dad wants to see how well i do with intermediate/experienced species to let me have my upgrade and with that i can get a bigger tank in 2-5months depending on how long he takes to decide) but if they grow big please shed some light on this.(yes its not really meant to be in this forum but id rather not make another forum for just one question which could annoy other people due to me postin alot)qpc68 said:Could a raphael work in a 10 gallon? Maybe. But he won't be happy. Consider the size he grows up to and the movement restrictions he'll have in a 10 gallon. They get pretty close to half a foot long. Not to mention that I know of several people's raphael's, including my own, who have very big bellies. They take up a lot of space.
Unless you're poking at him he's not going to come out much during the day.
The Striped Raphael (Platydoras costatus) grows to a maximum of 9 inches, so, obviously, it won't do well in a 10gal tank. It'd be better off in at least a 30gal tank.Deku said:umm well iwant the raphael catfish really badly and i was told u can maybe do just one in aten gallon tank and i have a nice hidding spot for it but will he come out for me to see it? is there anyway to encourage it?
so if i use a 50 gallon tank itll be okay? :3iam1ru12 said:The Striped Raphael (Platydoras costatus) grows to a maximum of 9 inches, so, obviously, it won't do well in a 10gal tank. It'd be better off in at least a 30gal tank.Deku said:umm well iwant the raphael catfish really badly and i was told u can maybe do just one in aten gallon tank and i have a nice hidding spot for it but will he come out for me to see it? is there anyway to encourage it?
and itll be happy too?qpc68 said:yeh you should be ok. Mine is in about a 50 gallon.
oh well i guess im just gonna do a puffer fish :3 though idk exactly other than snails what to feed em it was labeled "dwarf puffer" xD it has these cute lil spots :3 ima call him (i think its a he) xD Zorabf2king said:The freshwater flounder you are talking about is not a fish to get if you are trying to show how well you keep hard fish. That flounder is extremely hard to get to eat properly and seems to die for no reason what so ever (ive had 4 and know more people who have made attemps at keeping them.)
how often do i feed the snails? and the blood worms and blackworm must they be alive? also if alive how can i reproduce em? and the snails?bf2king said:Bloodworms, Blackworms, and snails is what i hear alot of people feed them.
oh lol i just used the plankton thing and he loves it xDbf2king said:They will eat themselves to death (this is purely off reading) i have read that they only need to be feed 3 blood/black worms and only 1 or 2 snails (that are smaller then their eye) every other day. Not 100% sure though...
umm noqpc68 said:Zora is kind of a feminine name for a dude.
lol sarcasm xD but still Zora is a species of fishlike-humanoid xD generaly okay a picture is worth a thousand wordsqpc68 said:My apologies. If it's from Zelda it must be masculine.