Well, I have to say that this thread really took on a life of its own!
In hindsight I wish that I had stopped and thought about preservation at the time. The little endi had incredible striping and it may have been a good idea to preserve it.
The good news is that the new has grown from around 3 1/2 inches to just over 6inches in basically one month!!!!!!! At 7 inches he goes into the big tank.