The last time I wrote about our 95-gallon saltwater tank was when we had a die out of all our fish except one lonely Clown fish who was hiding out in the back of the tank behind the live rocks.

Yesterday we shopped for an anemone for this Clown so that he wouldn’t be so lonely and also a starfish and a few snails to clean the tank. So far Clown has not come out to host the anemone. I hope he does soon so that it will survive. The fish is instrumental in feeding the anemone once he hosts it and takes care of it so to speak.

Here are some photos of the new starfish, anemone and snails.

The last photo above shows the starfish as if he is in the throws of death. John was preparing to remove it but I stopped him. I recommended that we wait to see if it will move along. I think it was just getting acclimated to the new water world. They do not travel fast more like at a snail’s pace. Sure enough he did begin to move as you can see in the previous photo.

The snails are bedding down on the sand to suck up all the nutrients that they can find from leftover food. The anemone found a little place where he tucked himself in and looks quite comfortable for now. We are waiting for the Clown to emerge and discover the anemone and host it. In the meantime, John is feeding the invertebrate through a syringe with a mixture of krill and other fish food mixed with water. This should keep it happy until Clown can assist. The clerk in the pet store suggested we do this every few days to keep it sated.

The starfish and snails take care of themselves by eating the algae on the glass and detritus on the bottom of the tank. That is the reason we purchased them to keep the tank clean. The only crustacean that can do a better job is a hermit crab such as our Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab.

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Clarence Henry is different from other hermit crabs. He came to his new home minus one claw and a leg. He needs to protect himself until he can grow new appendages. Will Clarence Henry be able to meet the challenges in his new water world? Clarence Henry was a real aquatic hermit crab who lives in a saltwater fish tank in our home. We watched him interact with the other creatures in the tank. He was resilient, intelligent, and a joy to have as a pet. We took some photos of him as he grew his claw and leg and changed shells. We shared these photos and facts about hermit crabs in the back of the book. I hope you will enjoy them. This book will make a wonderful resource for classrooms.

I will keep you informed about the Clown and the anemone. That sounds like the beginning of a story! Haha! Who knows, maybe I will write a story about them.

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