Watch him closely, I bought mine because he was eating mysis, was happy for about a month then got really skinny and I realized he was no longer eating the mysis... Bought a bottle of pods, but I think it was too little too late. He disappeared overnight about 2 days after I added the pods... Never to be seen again. Not trying to discourage you, I loved mine for the short time I had him, just don't want you going through the same thing I did, it was preventable if I had been watching more closely I would have noticed he had gone off of the mysis. I have a fuge and everything, I guess it just wasnt pod populated enough. Very entertaining fish though, I wish you the very best luck with yours.