Hello.
I've had a Striped Raphael Catfish for a few months now. I got him when he was like two inches long, and now it's roughly double in size.
Anyways at first, for the first few months I never saw it and figured that was a good sign.
Three weeks ago it started doing weird things. Now it's out "laying there" like it's dead in the open almost 24 hours per day. At first I was like, alright it's dead and proceeded to try and remove it. As soon as I touched it, it zoomed off. So I was like, oh o.k. and left it alone.
Sure enough minutes later it was in the same spot, resting on its side in some java moss.
This has been going on for weeks now. It's always lifeless out in the open during the day and night...but does move positions. Like last night it was in the front of the left side of the tank, while this morning it's on the upper right hand side but lays there TOTALLY lifeless.
The tank is heavily planted with plenty of hiding spots. It has no outside signs of sickness like white spots, rough spots, bloating or anything. All the other fish in the tank are healthy happy and acting normal.
Any ideas?
I've had a Striped Raphael Catfish for a few months now. I got him when he was like two inches long, and now it's roughly double in size.
Anyways at first, for the first few months I never saw it and figured that was a good sign.
Three weeks ago it started doing weird things. Now it's out "laying there" like it's dead in the open almost 24 hours per day. At first I was like, alright it's dead and proceeded to try and remove it. As soon as I touched it, it zoomed off. So I was like, oh o.k. and left it alone.
Sure enough minutes later it was in the same spot, resting on its side in some java moss.
This has been going on for weeks now. It's always lifeless out in the open during the day and night...but does move positions. Like last night it was in the front of the left side of the tank, while this morning it's on the upper right hand side but lays there TOTALLY lifeless.
The tank is heavily planted with plenty of hiding spots. It has no outside signs of sickness like white spots, rough spots, bloating or anything. All the other fish in the tank are healthy happy and acting normal.
Any ideas?