Yeah I was expecting a few days to pass before getting him to eat, not a few hours.
I've been reading and I think I may want to stay away from sand, just because of upkeep reasons, I dont want to end up sucking out a ton of sand everytime I clean the tank, might be an unnecessary cost. Still need to figure out what decorations to put in because he is literally in there with nothing at the moment. Need to go to the lake by my house and walk around for some good driftwood.