Predator: may eat fish up to about 5 cm.
Check a tank with Striped raphael catfish
Good tank mates for Striped raphael catfish
These species share its temperature range and temperament, with no fin-nipping or predation risk under our rules. Still check your tank size and bioload in the checker.
African butterflyfish · Agassiz's dwarf cichlid · Angelfish · Banjo catfish · Betta (male) · Black ruby barb · Black skirt tetra · Bleeding heart tetra · Bloodfin tetra · Blue acara · Boeseman's rainbowfish · Bristlenose pleco · Bronze corydoras · Buenos Aires tetra · Clown pleco · Cockatoo dwarf cichlid · Colombian tetra · Congo tetra · Diamond tetra · Dwarf gourami · Dwarf neon rainbowfish · Firemouth cichlid · Forktail blue-eye · Gardneri killifish
Avoid with Striped raphael catfish
African dwarf frog (predation) · Amano shrimp (predation) · Assassin snail (predation) · Black neon tetra (predation) · Black phantom tetra (predation) · Bumblebee goby (predation) · Cardinal tetra (predation) · Celestial pearl danio (predation) · Checkerboard barb (predation) · Cherry barb (predation) · Cherry shrimp (predation) · Chili rasbora (predation) · Clown killifish (predation) · Common / comet goldfish (temperature) · Convict cichlid (aggression) · CPO dwarf crayfish (predation) · Crystal red shrimp (predation) · Demasoni cichlid (aggression)
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Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: medium. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.