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A Strange occurence in the Fish Tank!

Posted on June 23, 2025 by jjspina

I always check on our fish in the tank daily to see how they are doing, especially after the last incident with the Brown Tang that got stuck on the water intake/outtake valve. Sad! If you haven’t read that post … Continue reading →

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Our fish tank life!

Posted on June 21, 2025 by jjspina

Life in our fish tank has been crazy with the death of our Brown Tang. We are waiting a little longer before purchasing some more fish. Our Gramma Basslet is doing okay but looks sad without any other fish to … Continue reading →

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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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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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