Season fish with lime juice, salt, and pepper in a separate dish. Fill a separate pot with two (2) cups of water and combine yellow onions, celery, garlic, thyme, butter, cloves, peppers, and potatoes. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook for 15 minutes or until potatoes are almost done (just soft enough to push a fork through without breaking the potato). Add the additional cup of water to fill the pot, if necessary. Add fish with lime juice and reduce heat to simmer the stew for 10 minutes or until the fish flakes off the bone. Add salt and pepper to taste as needed.