yea, i think he would rather see it go to a hobbyist that would potentially keep it long term, than trade it into a pet store thats gonna sell it to any idiot who can afford the price tag they are going to throw on it, and have it enter the pacu outgrew my tank cycle.If u dont mind him going in a 125 over night I would take him for a day because I have a petstore tht im friends with the manager who might take him and they would give me credit which I would use for my shell dweller tank