hey em....i got it yesterday and i havent really seen it eat, ive bin feedin it flake food in the mornin and a cube of mixed food(bloodworms, water flees-i think, and shrimp) it has lil white spots, but i think its his colouration and not the disease..... my fish had it before but i got rid of it way before getting this one.... it seems to find saanctury by the filter.....like directly near the filter.....any ideas