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Children and Fish Tank Safety
Excerpt : Having a tank of tropical fish, or a saltwater aquarium, can give your whole family many hours of enjoyment. Even young children will find the antics of neon tetras and the mysterious caves of
Having a tank of tropical fish, or a saltwater aquarium, can
give your whole family many hours of enjoyment. Even young
children will find the antics of neon tetras and the mysterious
caves of catfish, to be fascinating. But as a parent, you may be
concerned about issues of safety
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Saltwater Aquarium
Saltwater aquariums are for fish that can only live in salt
water obviously. Some of the fish are grouped for example
triggers and groupers. Each...read more
for your youngsters.
For very young children, the first thing you need to impress on
them, is that they must not feed the fish, without help from
Mommy or Daddy. Canopies are an essential piece of aquarium
gear, and can pose hazards for little fingers, not to mention
the
Lungfish in aquarium
Lungfish can survive in poorly aerated waters since they have
lungs which make its possible for them to obtain oxygen directly
from the air. The...read more
fish. A toddler trying to lift a heavy canopy can get a hand
caught, drop things in the tank, or even manage to dislodge the
top and tip it into the tank while the lamp is plugged in and
lit. By all means, let them "help" with chores, but impress on
them that taking care of the
fish, is something that has to be
done together. A curious child left alone with a fully equipped
aquarium is capable of disconnecting cords, pulling heaters out
of the tank, causing them to crack or shatter, or damaging the
glass by banging against it.
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Marine Aquariums
You basically have to be a chemist to do a marine aquarium set
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looking at about half...read more
to teach children, is sanitation. While there
are few disorders/diseases that can be passed from a fish tank
to humans, the water does contain bacteria not found in the
child's normal environment, so one of their first fish-keeping
lessons, should be to always wash their hands after
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Your First Cichlid Aquarium
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Aquarium care for beginners
Keeping tropical fish is a fascinating hobby that has been
enjoyed for centuries in different parts of the world. The
Romans kept live anemones in...read more
helping to
clean the tank, or feed the fish.
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