COBettaCouple

well, we're not parents yet, but i'd be surprised if a tank in his room would keep him awake or encourage bed wetting.. for one thing, the little plastic aquarium toys seem to be popular in nurseries and thought to be soothing. Try getting comfy and just lie there watching an aquarium for a while and it should give you an idea how it can be relaxing to us humans, even when children or babies.

With a quiet filter and full tank and a small air stone, you will have very little in the way of water noises.

Best of luck with your new baby and when we have kids, we plan to have a small aquarium within view with some very colorful guppies in it, everything done up big on color for visual stimulation.. bright, colorful flat marbles for the substrata, bright silk/plastic plants and caves. maybe even with a oceans sounds cd on loop real soft playing.

Butterfly

I knew someone who set up a ten gallon tank as a night light in their newborns nursery. Babies tend to sleep better if they get used to a little "white noise". Also gave him something to look at wen he first woke up. He has grown up to be a very laid back little boy.
Carol

armadillo

Maybe we should put more fish tanks in jails, then. And in mental hospitals. Just have to make sure we don't put otos in there! Hardly relaxing to watch them dart around like rockets.

Beth191987

First of all grates on the fry! Chery Barbs are very pretty I reall would like to get some but afriad my other fish would eat them.

I think it would be a really good idea to have a fish tank in a childs room as long as you keep it out of reach which is a duh. I used to live with someone who had a four year old and she loved my fish and when they had babies recently she just cant stop talking about them. And even the 2 year old loves watching them and is always saying fishy which sometimes sounds like the B word lol.

COBettaCouple

i'm not sure about putting them in jails.. prisoners already live better and have more luxuries than a lot of hard-working, law-abiding citizens.