Tag Archives: wrasse

Happy fish in our tank!

Posted on September 10, 2025 by jjspina

All our new fish are doing well adjusting to their new waterworld and getting along with the other fish. It’s wonderful to see how well they are all doing. I don’t want to jinx myself by saying this though. Here … 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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A Tragic Die-off in our Saltwater Tank!

Posted on July 29, 2023 by jjspina

We had a sad event happen in our saltwater tank. We lost one clown fish, Wrasse, and two blue damsels. They evidently could not tolerate some chemical in the algae treatment that had to be added to counteract the growing … 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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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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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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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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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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Some New Activity in our Saltwater Fish Tank!

Posted on November 2, 2021 by jjspina

I know some of you are fascinated by our fish. That is why I put in a post every so often to introduce new fish and happenings in our tank. It is a fascinating environment to watch as the new … Continue reading →

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Some New Additions to Our Fish Tank!

Posted on September 20, 2021 by jjspina

We have had so many changes in our fish tank recently. Some fish don’t last as long as others due to stress, changes in the water from the store tank where they were purchased or not compatible with other fish … Continue reading →

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