WELL I PURCHASED THE FISH FROM A FRIEND WHO COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF IT ANYMORE. HE WOULD NOT SELL IT TO ANYONE AND WAS JUST GOING TO LET IT DIE. WHEN I FOUND THIS OUT I ASKED HIM TO SELL IT TO ME AND KEPT ASKING UNTILL HE AGREED. I COULD NOT LET SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FISH GO DOWN FOR NO REASON. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE TO UPKEEP BUT I LOVE IT SO FAR.