Category Archives: fish

A sad day in the fish tank!

Posted on June 11, 2025 by jjspina

I am saddened about what happened in our fish tank today! John and I had been out on errands and a doctor appointment. When we returned home, we found our beautiful Brown Tang stuck on the fan that circulates the … Continue reading →

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Two new additions to our fish tank!

Posted on June 10, 2025 by jjspina

We continue to add more fish to our tank to join the starfish and anemone which were added a week ago. They are doing well. Here are our two new fish – Gramma Basslet and Brown Tang. Even though it … Continue reading →

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A Sad Day!

Posted on April 26, 2025 by jjspina

Recently the day after Easter Sunday we woke up to find our fish had died in our 95-gallon saltwater tank. I let our families know that we were closing down the tank in case someone wanted the tank. My husband … Continue reading →

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Limerick – Jemsbooks – Jerry the Crabby Crayfish!

Posted on August 25, 2024 by jjspina

This is a post I wrote in 2017 that I wanted to share with you again. Jerry the Crabby Crayfish is one of my most popular books. Kids and parents love Jerry. He teaches children that it is okay to … Continue reading →

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A sad day – we lost our Puffer Boxfish!

Posted on March 23, 2024 by jjspina

We recently lost our sweet Puffer Boxfish who was doing well. We don’t know why he died but suspect it could have something to do with the work we have been doing in our home with painting and sanding. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Two New Additions to our Fish Tank!

Posted on February 10, 2024 by jjspina

I am happy to share that we have two new additions to our 95-gallon fish tank. We ordered a few fish online to be delivered by mail. They arrived a few days ago – a Bi-color Dottyback, Spiny Box Fish … Continue reading →

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Sad News about our Boxface Puffer Fish – Raymond Burrfish!

Posted on October 20, 2023 by jjspina

I have sad news to share with readers today. Our Boxface Puffer Fish – Raymond Burrfish had an accident in the tank while feeding and suffered an injury that killed him. We still don’t know what happened. My husband had … Continue reading →

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Adorable Spiny Puffer Burrfish – Raymond Burrfish!

Posted on August 31, 2023 by jjspina

I have been enjoying watching our new spiny puffer burrfish – Raymond Burrfish! He is quite entertaining! I think he knows me now and follows me around as I passed by his tank many times a day to say ‘hello.’ … Continue reading →

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New addition to saltwater tank – Spiny Box Puffer (Burrfish)!

Posted on August 14, 2023 by jjspina

Our 195-gallon saltwater tank has another new addition. We ordered a Spiny Box Puffer (Burrfish) by mail and it came on 8/8/23. I hope by the time you see this post that he made it! Here are some photos of … Continue reading →

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Red Tide of Algae in our Fish Tank!

Posted on July 9, 2023 by jjspina

We recently had an influx of red algae in our saltwater tank. We have never seen anything like this before. We believe it has to do with a new light we put on the tank top to accommodate the anemone … Continue reading →

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