The Fourth Of July Reminds Us It's A Fish Eat Fish World

A FISH STORY FOR THE FOURTH

Rabbi Avi Shafran


The other night I noticed something strange about one of the two “oscars” (Astronotus ocellatus) in my aquarium. I bought the fish years ago and it has grown from less than an inch in length to more than half a foot; it’s the largest inhabitant of the tank. It was just lazily swimming around as usual, but its mouth seemed to have sprouted some sort of mass.