9 inch striped raphael

[killerfish]

WOW thats a big one it must really hurt to get pinched by one of those one that size lol

 

[ROSS]

SWEET!! I've seen one the same size or slightly bigger , but most positive it's the biggest on this web page .. mine is only 5 1/2 at best and had it for a year and a half it 's in a 55 gal with only a mayan cichlid now had to give away my 14'' tsn and 9 '' managuense dew to not enough room . in the first pic if you look to the bottom left you will se it laying between the rock's .

 

[ethnics]

i've seen a 10"er at my lfs. he was fat

 

[TipStylez]

I think my co-worker has one. Got it off my boss...just heard it was huge thats all haha.

 

[Minus2003]

That thing is awesome! I hope mine gets that big, he is only 3.5-4 inches right now.

 

[Optimist]

Sorry, I don't know how old it is, because I have only had it for about two years, in which it has grown about an inch. I do know that these guys live forever. It is in a 120 gallon aquarium and is fairly active, but I don't see it eat much. It hids behind some rocks when the light is on, but a couple seconds after the lights go off, It will be out and about, sometimes swimming as high as the top of the tank. I occasionally hear a buzz every now and then. I have touched him during water changes and the only think I can compare it to is a cell phone on vibrate. The guy that I got it from has actually been pinched by it. He said that it wouldn't let go for a good two minutes. He also said that it "stung" him once, causing his arm to swell up for a day or two. I didn't really know these guys had poison. Overall, Raphaels are great peaceful catfish, but they do get big.

 

[sauroid]

it's 7" SL, but still big. one of the biggest i've seen. nice fish. mine is only about 6" TL and about 3 years old.