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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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Clown Fish and the Anemone!

Posted on June 7, 2025 by jjspina

Updates on our new additions to our fish tank – our Clown fish finally came out of hiding to check out the anemone for the first time, that we noticed. He could have been looking at it during the night. … Continue reading →

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New additions to our saltwater tank!

Posted on May 27, 2025 by jjspina

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. … 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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Do your children love to read about Hermit Crabs?

Posted on April 16, 2025 by jjspina

If your children love to read about Hermit Crabs, maybe you should check out my children’s book, Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab. Clarence was a real hermit crab who lived in a 90-gallon saltwater tank in our home. He was … 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 Additions to the Fish Tank and Visitors to our Yard!

Posted on August 22, 2023 by jjspina

We have had a lot of problems with red algae once again so we added two Goby fish that are bottom feeders and good at cleaning up the tank. Here are several photos of them getting acclimated to their new … Continue reading →

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