Was it me or just bad luck?? Striped Raphael Catfish.?

My raphael is so cool. I just found out less than a week ago what he was because I had forgotten what he was called when I bought him. I know, that's bad. Anyway, he hides out in a log right along side my tire track eel. My raphael is about 4 in long and my eel is about 14-15 inches long. They are boyfriend and girlfriend I think because they are always together. I still haven't figured that one out. I feed my eel by hand (frozen shrimp and earthworms) and my raphael will eat little pieces that I feed him too. He will push the eel out of the way to get to the food! I don't know if you could train one to do this but it definitely works for me. I will also put food in the tank and turn out all the lights in the room and he will come out and eat. He will eat shrimp pellets if I drop them outside the log. He will grab them and take them inside of the log to eat them. I would place pellets inside his little castle right by his face when he was smaller. If you get another one you may try some of these things and have a blast doing it if you can get it to work. That is the only time I even get a look at him unless I turn off all the lights or try to take the log out to clean it. Imagine trying to get the eel and the raphael out of that log. That's interesting in itself but I have to do it every now and then. Don't get discouraged. If I was able to get mine to eat I feel sure you will succeed with a little effort! He will also scavenge for flakes of food on the bottom in the dark- thought I might add that. Feed flakes then immediately turn off the lights :) Good luck and hope this offers encouragement!