uh. idk. the first day he came in he was about to die then he just grew a big ass hump like in the next few days.. yeah idk why sometimes he seems red sometimes he doesnt.. i think its the lighting though. i feed him nls and hikari cichlid gold twice a day. i switch it up. i do 4 days of nls and 2 days of hikari then a water change, which is his starve day.