Child-proofing

[Dorkhedeos]

set up a 10 gallon decoy tank? how about getting some of that child fencing stuff thats like 3 ft tall and put it around your tank?

 

[boozybears]

Sorry, can't really help with your problem.. but just wanted to 'HELLO'! Haven't seen you around in a while

 

[fishfishfish]

velcro-ing the child to the wall isn't going to work fishfishfish how heartless of you to suggest it

i ment on the hood.lol.put a strip on the mobile parts lip and where the lip meets.LMAO

 

[Torrean]

what if you got a piece of glass cut to fit over your tank but under the hood...then you could silicone a rock or something to it so you could lift it out for water changes but she wouldn't be able to lift it... getting the filter and heater holes cut might be a pain though...just a thought

 

[Sorrell]

I found an answer in a roundabout way...we were talking about different kinds of plants today and I was telling them about venus fly traps and how they have "teeth". So we went to look at plants and they had fly traps. My daughter took the teeth pretty literally and she thinks the plant will bite her. Sooooo, I set it on top of the tank

 

[Dorkhedeos]

hrmmm, those are pretty easy to care for if you know how to care for them. i used to have some, but my dad sprayed pesticides in the green house so all of mine died. use distilled or rain water to water them for best results and feed them a bug or 2 every month. dont feed them anything that wont get trapped in there because it will just waste their energy.

 

[Mithlondwen]

I found an answer in a roundabout way...we were talking about different kinds of plants today and I was telling them about venus fly traps and how they have "teeth". So we went to look at plants and they had fly traps. My daughter took the teeth pretty literally and she thinks the plant will bite her. Sooooo, I set it on top of the tank

Good idea! Hope it works!

 

[fishfishfish]

or tell her the water is poison but only to her.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

or tell her the water is poison but only to her.

i dont think kids are that stupid

 

[Synirr]

i dont think kids are that stupid

You'd be surprised!!

Lol Sorrell, what a funny way to fix the problem! I use scare tactics on younger kids. "If you <insert unwanted behaviour here>, <insert something they're deathly afraid of here> will get you! " My niece is scared of this blue fuzzy manikin head I have in my room (admittedly, it's pretty weird looking. It was an art project) so I always tell her the "scary lady", as she calls it, is going to get her.

Lucky for me, I have lots of scary things in my room to fall back on if the scary lady ever loses her power

 

[RandomWiktor]

I do hope that in addition to scaring her, you're also explaining why it is bad for the fish, what could happen to them, how much the fish mean to you, and perhaps ways she could interact with the fish without hurting them? Intimidating children by making them afriad of something works... but it doesn't teach them anything about the situation or how to properly behave. If she understood that it would hurt or kill the fish, and makes you very upset, she might not be as inclined to do it. Better still, if you could give her a task with the fish that is GOOD for them - say, letting her (supervised, of course!) give them some kind of a treat once a week (and for the love of god, hide the said treat afterwords, because kids looove to overfeed, as I'm sure you know), she would learn to love fish instead of think they are something she has to stay away from. The more she likes the fish, the less inclined she would be to do something bad for thier wellbeing, and soon you won't need a lock or flesh-eating plant

 

[Sorrell]

Yeah, we definitely talked about the fish and what could happen and how we never ever open the lid. My old man Oscar in my room is fourteen inches and he is a jumper so they understand with him, so I tried to explain that Cope (the one she bugs) is just like Tupper (old man) and he can jump out. She's left him alone all day so maybe it worked.

I also have a coldwater tank with one fish in it, so last night I let them each pick out a fish for it and they helped me with all the aclimation and feeding so far. I'm hoping that will help too in seeing what goes into it.

Something funny though, there was a little teeny fly on a window and my little boy grapped that fly trap and was all set to chase the fly down, so now we have another thing to explain

 

[5andra]

Hi this is a bit of an awareness problem, you need to know your fish and your daughter are both safe so whilst you are both getting used to her not touching the pretty fishes why not stick a very small bell or wind chime to the lid.

At least this way you would be able to hear her opening the lid and this does not need to be expensive, I used to chilmind and this is how i was able to tell when the little ones went to the loo! just a couple of tiny bells on the lid! pretty and interesting for everyone!

But other than that it is just building trust and understanding, which by the sound of it you are doing a wonderfull job!

But lol you have got to laugh at the ingeniusness WOW Dory swimming with the fishes should be a Dora programe title!!!

Good luck

 

[Dorkhedeos]

shoot, even im scared of your room synirr

 

[dgwebster]

hrmmm, those are pretty easy to care for if you know how to care for them. i used to have some, but my dad sprayed pesticides in the green house so all of mine died. use distilled or rain water to water them for best results and feed them a bug or 2 every month. dont feed them anything that wont get trapped in there because it will just waste their energy.

silly silly, water them with old water during a water change - nasty stuff removed, lots of plant nutrients!! I feed my bamboo tank water and they are growing so lush they are just beautiful.