I would not wish this on anything but this fish has adapted quite well.
When put into new surroundings it will circle around until making contact with something, when it does it sticks to that object and slowly will explore from there. Once it has gotten to know its surroundings it will stick to certain pathways that it has learned and likes to use almost always staying in contact with something (usually alongside stones) Its long barbels must be a huge help in this. When being fed, certain routes are used that it knows may bring it in contact with food. I have even seen it out in the open feeding with the other four S.alberti it is in with but any sound or vibration sends it back to a contact point where it knows the route to what it hopes is safety.
i was worried it would not compete well for food but it seems to be staying healthy and robust.
One thing some may find interesting is that it now sports a flashy brass color which must be its base coloration, the spots are very very faint. The pictures almost shows it as its colors are now,but actually it looks more brassy (if that is a color) but the cameras are having a hard time picking this up.
