Category Archives: fish tanks

Update on Saltwater Aquarium Tank!

Posted on April 3, 2023 by jjspina

I haven’t shared how our saltwater aquarium tank is doing for a long time. There have been too many projects that have been keeping me busy. While I am finishing up a WIP I thought I would do this quick … Continue reading →

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New Additions to our freshwater tank!

Posted on January 20, 2023 by jjspina

As you know we no longer have Freddie the frog in our freshwater tank. There are only four tetras and a lonely swordtail that are doing well but probably still looking around for Freddie. He was always getting in their … Continue reading →

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A Sad Announcement about my Hermit Crab – Sebas Jr.!

Posted on November 20, 2022 by jjspina

While we were away on vacation my hermit crab – Sebas Jr. passed away. My son was feeding our fish when we were in Aruba. He told me that on the first day Sebas Jr. was at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Life in our saltwater tank – always entertaining!

Posted on September 23, 2022 by jjspina

I have written about our fish tank on several occasions. Here are some photos to share about the life in our saltwater tank. We have 12 tropical fish and a hermit crab named, Sebas Jr. It is always entertaining to … Continue reading →

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Sebas Jr. – Hermit Crab Molted again!

Posted on September 4, 2022 by jjspina

Our Hermit Crab – Sebas Jr. has molted again! He keeps getting bigger and bigger. Soon he will need a larger shell. We are anxious each time he molts. During the molting time a hermit crab can succumb to the … Continue reading →

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New Additions to our Saltwater Tank!

Posted on August 13, 2022 by jjspina

We have some new additions to our saltwater tank to share. Some fish have short lives and we replace them with new fish. We have 16 fish in our 92 gallon tank at the moment. We recently added a basslet … Continue reading →

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Freddie the Frog doing well!

Posted on August 5, 2022 by jjspina

I never introduced our little freshwater frog named Freddie. He was small when we got him. He has grown quite substantially over the past few months or so. He loves to eat. He is quite an active character. Here are … Continue reading →

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Molting time for Sebas Jr once again!

Posted on May 31, 2022 by jjspina

If you have been reading my posts about our tropical fish in our 90 gallon saltwater tank you know about Sebas Jr. If you haven’t, here is a post introducing him. Here are two more posts, here and here. Here … Continue reading →

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A New Addition in the Tank! A New Guy is in Town!

Posted on May 24, 2022 by jjspina

I wanted to share with you the newest addition to our saltwater tank. He appears to be happy in his new home, a Tang. I’m not sure of his official title – some type of yellow scoops tang? We have … Continue reading →

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Sebas Jr. the Hermit Crab is at it again!

Posted on April 13, 2022 by jjspina

Having a hermit crab is exciting. Sebas Jr. is always into something. Lately John has been dropping clams into the tank for him to eat. Hermit crabs like to hunt for their food and especially love shellfish like clams. We … Continue reading →

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