What pooch to take on the road?

I think you should indulge her, Tom.
Start with a 55 or 90gal - you'll learn a ton; she'll be happy... Definitely works out in your favor. . Lol.

 

You're probably right, man. I gotta finish building this (these) rooms first (as I sit here and type, LoL.) I probably will, man. Probably will.

ps: Salt or Freshwater, tho?

 

I just lost my Siamese/Maine coon Buddha in January at 17. Awesome cat!

 

Aww. I am so sorry for you. Coons are awesome kitties.

 

Yes,like Chinatown said,you should get a dog that doesn't she'd a lot or overheat easily.Also one that's not hyper and needs a lot of excercise.Not an overly agrees I've dog ( that might bite an inspector),but one that will guard the truck.I got a dog from the shelter.It's sad if no one adopts these dogs (they put them down)after a while.Most shelters will let you walk them and window shop.You can tell pretty quickly what the dog is like.If it charges the cage ,teeth out,barking (skip this dog).Need a Healthy dog to start,a smart dog.Breed is up to you.JMO

 

Fresh (tropical) is easier - generally, but being a Florida gal and from your description - she's going to want salt (marine).

 

They are great. Sorry for the loss, Hawk.

Runner up to the Maine Shag: Tonkinese. They're friendly - gregarious, chatty - will talk back, and they're solid (thick boned, heavy cats).




Something, something, something... Likes animals more than people..... Lol.

 

Cichlids (sick-lid) are awesome to keep - hard water African fish, generally small, also mean as #### because they're hyper territorial. The only way around the aggression is if they're a 'schooling' type of fish... but not many cichlids are, they prefer being solitary.

Have you ever kept an Oscar (prob the biggest of the cichlids)?
I had two in a 55, no other inhabitants.... One decided to commit suicide (jumped out of the tank, found him stiffer than Ron Jeremy's crank hours after the fact).... The other lived to his average.... I started calling him A-hole after the suicide. Lol.