Raphael catfish with huge belly

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Iā€™ve had this Raphael catfish for 2 months. He has this huge jelly belly. Itā€™s been a couple weeks with it. Is this normal for them? I rarely see this fish because itā€™s always hiding. The other one isnā€™t as puffed up looking as this one. Any ideas? Normal water parameters. Eats left over cichlid flakes and pellets. Thanks!
 

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Iā€™ve had this Raphael catfish for 2 months. He has this huge jelly belly. Itā€™s been a couple weeks with it. Is this normal for them? I rarely see this fish because itā€™s always hiding. The other one isnā€™t as puffed up looking as this one. Any ideas? Normal water parameters. Eats left over cichlid flakes and pellets. Thanks!
i looked it up because I like catfish and havenā€™t heard of this kind. Is it a Rafael striped one? It said they eat everything & can get fat. Hereā€˜s a pic I saw. Sounds like one of my goldfish.
 

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i looked it up because I like catfish and havenā€™t heard of this kind. Is it a Rafael striped one? It said they eat everything & can get fat. Hereā€˜s a pic I saw. Sounds like one of my goldfish.
Yes he looks fat! I even took him out to push on his belly. It was like gelatin in there.
 
I had a pair of these back in the UK before I moved over to Aus. Both were almost round and had grown to around 4" in length, and were still growing when I gave them to a LFS when I moved. Both looked fit to burst, although 1 definitely larger than the other, but seemed happy & healthy.
On my wish list for my next tank.......
 

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