Any other dads out there that do this?

Ja-reefer · Sep 30, 2015

When you have daddy duty, but also have to tend to the aquarium!

ca2or · Sep 30, 2015

Yep, I used to take my kids to the tank in the middle of the night when they woke up and just sit there with them. As expected....put them right back to sleep

Ja-reefer · Sep 30, 2015

My son LOVES fish. Im setting up a 5 gallon nano right next to his crib!

dbl · Sep 30, 2015

No...I can no longer do that. My daughters and I have a cocktail while enjoying the tank. Don't blink...it will be here before you know it! Cute picture by the way.

Winschuc · Sep 30, 2015

My kids have their own step-stool to check on "their" fish.

Ja-reefer · Sep 30, 2015

I know how that is, My wife claims ownership too haha:D

Ja-reefer · Sep 30, 2015

dbl said:
No...I can no longer do that. My daughters and I have a cocktail while enjoying the tank. Don't blink...it will be here before you know it! Cute picture by the way.

Im patiently waiting for the day I can kick back and crack open a few bottles with him, but, on the other hand...I never want him to grow up!

Aqua fire/medic · Sep 30, 2015

Ha ha...... That's awesome. I have twins so believe me I've been there. Although they started school this year, so no one there to " hold a towel for daddy" when I have my hands in the tank. Lol!

steve&mari · Sep 30, 2015

Our older ones are out on their own n have their own tanks. Our youngest had her swing n packn play next to a tank n across from 4 others. She's 6 today now and helps cleaning the glass and towel duty ect. Our 14 years old tomorrow son is learning to do water changes and testing ect. It's definitely a family hobby for ours.

pickupman66 · Sep 30, 2015

we did that alot with our boys. they are 10 and 7 now so I cannot just park them. When my wife kept other kids she would do this and let them sleep for hours.

jsker · Sep 30, 2015

I like this post, it brings back good memories of when I was a crumb snatcher. It is one of the few things I remember form wayyyyyyy back is being sat by the fish tank in my play pin. I think that is why I have anyways had tanks on my own, it is calming.

Ja-reefer · Sep 30, 2015

jsker said:
I like this post, it brings back good memories of when I was a crumb snatcher. It is one of the few things I remember form wayyyyyyy back is being sat by the fish tank in my play pin. I think that is why I have anyways had tanks on my own, it is calming.

My parents took us to the beach atleast twice a year growing up. I fell in love and never left!

Ja-reefer · Sep 30, 2015

steve&mari said:
Our older ones are out on their own n have their own tanks. Our youngest had her swing n packn play next to a tank n across from 4 others. She's 6 today now and helps cleaning the glass and towel duty ect. Our 14 years old tomorrow son is learning to do water changes and testing ect. It's definitely a family hobby for ours.

Same goes for my family. Family night consist of trips to the LFS!

ReefMadScientist · Sep 30, 2015

Yep I am guilty of it lol. My son always calls it "daddy's tank". I told him it was baby's tank. Ever since then he has been super happy to see it.

From no water > to adding water/being cloudy to present day :) That my build in a nutshell.

Ja-reefer · Sep 30, 2015

ReefMadScientist said:
Yep I am guilty of it lol. My son always calls it "daddy's tank". I told him it was baby's tank. Ever since then he has been super happy to see it.

From no water > to adding water/being cloudy to present day :) That my build in a nutshell.

That's awesome! Good lookin boy.
I love to see the children getting excited as we are about aquariums.

ReefMadScientist · Sep 30, 2015

Ja-reefer said:
That's awesome! Good lookin boy.
I love to see the children getting excited as we are about aquariums.

Thanks! He had a 29g biocube in his room when he was a baby. It was filled with anemones and clowns. But when he started walking we got nervous with him knocking it over so we got rid of it.