thanks...he was almost black in the tank he was in...barely could see his stripes! but then when i ploped him in my tank he changed to that color...same thing happened with the other dat i picked up 6 months ago...this morning he was hiding behind a piece of driftwood, and was very dark...but then he came out to see me and became that color....maybe for camo reasons perhaps? or it could be that I'm just a sexy b.....or it could just be the camo thingy lol