and so it starts.....today a wastebasket.....generally if the claws are pointy it will be a carnivore, and if the are blunt or flat at the tips an omnivore or herbivore. throw a small chunk of uncooked shrimp in there and see if he likes it. keep the water really clean by exchanging half of it with fresh seawater every few days until you get some fitration started. what's it's name?