I read about it too, so far I've seen my fren's gonio doing well in his tank for coming a yr or more...and his tank's nitrate is off the charts. I got mine after seeing his...Got mine for roughly 2months now, its starting to look well..water change and feed regularly, not only good for Gonio, but for fishes too...don over feed thou...and I don't think Gonio should be considered for newbie..