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Even now I catch my son with his toy great white shark pressed against the glass. Oh, and sometimes dinosaurs. I discourage him of course.
Even now I catch my son with his toy great white shark pressed against the glass. Oh, and sometimes dinosaurs. I discourage him of course.
but waiting for an empty tank to cycle for 8 weeks in the new house doesn't please us too much...
Weasel F. said:I have 3 kids 1 girl,2 boys ages 10,9,6. We have had a tank from the time my Daughter was born now 10. All three of them have tanks of there own in there bed rooms. From day one we showed them how to care for them and to feed. My daughter now does all water changes feds nd has even bred her betta and kribs. Then the two boys they both do the same weekly water changes and care for there tanks. All on there own. They use the fish as class projects showing the class pictures, wirting book reports anything they can find as a reason to tell there class mtes about there tanks.
My daughter has even sold some of her teachers fry from her kribs and bettas. She has raised own her own. Now I know that most kids will look for anything to put in the tank or something. But thats never been mine. They have always taking the up most care of there tanks and fish. By your kid being so young he to could learn to do the same thing and even so his tank off to his friends.
TCTFish said:There are a lot of potential deadly hazards with moving a tank with fish...especially a large one....
...It's only 8 months away. Besides...you may want a different color or a different size or shape...maybe custom in the new house. Take advantage of the wait. Do a lot of reading. Accumilate the equipment.
Get good books!! Plan it out. By the time you move, you'll have some more knowledge and be more prepared. And hey...maybe you do want to go marine. It's not that hard. Honestly...in my two decades of keeping aquatic systems, reef has been the easiest to maintain.
Ohhh I like the idea of training kids from birth to do your water changes
Are books that useful? Can't we find everything on this forum?