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Tue, Jun 22, 10 at 7:20
| My husband thinks we should move our Striped Raphael catfish out of our aquarium and into our pond. I could not find anything on the web about anyone doing this. My pond has 2 red eared sliders and 5 or 6 goldfish. Its roughly 11 ft by 5 ft and 2 ft deep. He doesnt really burrow in substrate so I dont think he would be stressed by the lack of it as long as I give him some hiding caves. I just would hate to lose him as we have had him for probbaly 5 years. Oh reason for moving- just to help with algae and gunk. |
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| Striped Raphael catfish won't eat algae and gunk....they are carnivores and would much rather eat your goldfish. They also are tropical and need water that is over 70 degrees. I think I'd just keep him in a fish tank and increase filtration to deal with the gunk in the pond. Turtles tend to make a real mess of the water. |
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| Thanks for the feedback. Now I am really wondering what the heck has kept him alive for 5 or more years, he hasnt eaten any fish and he seems to like the algae tabs. |
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