I want more colorful fish, something that catches the eye almost instantly,” he wrote in the questionnaire, which serves as a preliminary step in the “Tanked” casting process. “I am looking for hard to find/exotic fish. He had hoped the aquarium would be finished by the summer of 2015 at a cost of about $368,000, including fish “life support equipment.” “I want this to be something out of this world that has never been done before.”ĭawoud, who didn’t respond to an email seeking comment, bought his 5,697-square-foot home for $750,000 in November 2014, according to Seminole County property records.
“Ideally we would want this space for our ‘hang-outs’ to just sit back, grab a drink and enjoy the tank,” he said in the questionnaire, which directed him to describe in detail the tank he envisioned. The aquarium was to be 16 feet long, 8 feet wide and 4 feet deep, topped by a 6,000-pound clear panel that could serve as a lounge area or dance floor, according to court documents. Shaq also likes fish and had the “Tanked” reality stars make an aquarium for him.ĭawoud’s salt-water aquarium was intended to be the centerpiece of his backyard in Bella Foresta, a gated neighborhood off State Road 46 east of the Wekiva River. Orlando Magic center Shaquille O’Neal (32) backs into New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing during a 1995 game in Orlando.
