Hmm, thanks for having such interest in him Grif. I kept going back and looking at pics of the Caatinga's in mikes thread and I was seeing resemblance, but it wasn't exact. What the guy at the expo said about hybrids having deformations and your observation.. makes complete sense. Since this guy has these types of problems I'm not exactly sure what I can do other than make him comfortable. That's what I'm trying to do. Right now I have about an inch of coco-fiber in his tank and 2 inches in a corner, where I thought he'd bury himself.. but he seems to prefer the 1 inch stuff.. I went to Michael's arts and craft's store and got a great deal on some big leaved vine type plants and some suction cups.. going to line three sides of the tank with that for him to give him a lot of cover without plants all over the ground.

You think that once he's settled in a bit and ate something, giving him a little swim might help with his legs? Perhaps in a week or so? It just seems that if he'd be able to stretch/relax a bit it might help... he seems to have trouble moving in the substrate. Anyways, thanks again Grif so glad to have help like this, raising animals back in the 90's was a whole different story as far as getting advice goes.