Tag Archives: Saltwater tank

Do your children love crustaceans?

Posted on December 8, 2025 by jjspina

We have had several crustaceans in our saltwater tanks and freshwater tanks. I was so enamored by these creatures that I wrote two stories about my favorite ones – a hermit crab and a crayfish. Here is Clarence Henry the … Continue reading →

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The disappearing starfish!

Posted on July 3, 2025 by jjspina

Another strange occurrence in our fish tank! It never ends! The starfish is gone!! As I have mentioned in previous posts, our starfish was doing well and eating all the detritus and algae on the walls of the tank. Well, … 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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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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New Additions to Saltwater Tank!

Posted on August 5, 2023 by jjspina

Our saltwater tank is up and running well with healthy fish so it was time to add a couple more. Here are the newest additions to our tank. They were a little anxious but now are doing well. The yellow … Continue reading →

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Updates on Saltwater Tank – Anemone!

Posted on July 16, 2023 by jjspina

I am excited about what is happening in our saltwater tank! Our anemone is happy too! One of clown fish (smaller one) has decided finally to host the anemone! Hurray! This is a good thing for the anemone and also … Continue reading →

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Update on our saltwater tank and anemone!

Posted on June 20, 2023 by jjspina

In a previous post I promised to keep you updated about our new anemone. It was touch and go for a day or so but the anemone is alive and beautiful as ever. Hurray! Here are some photos I took … Continue reading →

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