meiling, he couldn't be doing any better. my aros took nicely to him and he adapted great. he's eating shrimp/pellets but i haven't tried night crawlers yet. but he's a cow! he gets his fair share but not to "I WANT MY FOOD" yet during feeding time. white has vanashed pretty much and i see all the nice red you were talking about. he looks awesome. no bitten fingers yet lol, i toss the food in from a distance cuz theres to many hungry fish in there begging ready to snap at whatever hits the surface.