Growing bigger, getting bolder

Chief Brody has done a lot of growing since our last blog entry. Last time we checked in on this tiger oscar, he was a young fry. Now he's a feisty adolescent who's quickly grown comfortable in his environment.

Today I cleaned his 29-gallon home. Most oscar books I've read say you can keep an Oscar in a 29-gallon tank, but I'm already shopping around for a bigger home for Chief Brody because I want him to have plenty of room to grow and swim. I have my eye on a 50-gallon aquarium.

I am definitely an acrylic aquarium convert. They are so much easier to maintain than glass and I don't have to worry about leaks like I always did with my glass 20-gallon aquarium. I've heard plenty of horror stories of tanks of 50 gallons and above suddenly sprinking or leak or completely imploding. No thanks! I cannot afford to risk that here in my second floor apartment. Can you imagine trying to explain that to the landlord - or apologizing to the neighbor downstairs when the ceiling falls down. Yikes!