Fisher Price Oceans Wonder Aquarium for crib...what Do You Think?

This is one of the only baby shower gifts that is still being used, and my daughter is now 2 1/2! It has always been comforting for her to fall asleep to when a baby, it has the music and light. They make the button big enough for little hands, which is awesome. Right around 14-15 months, she started turning it on herself when she woke up in the night to soothe herself back to sleep! Nice!! Her crib converted to a day bed, so it still hangs on the crib side, where it always has been. She still loves it. Unfortunately the water level looks low in mine too, it always has. But I do think it has also evaporated a little, if that is possible because it's sealed? And no, there is no way to fill it. I would say, mine is at about 3/4 full, and it works just fine. The only negative thing, is that it does drain batteries fast if you have it on the bubble mode a lot, so now I usually keep it on just music w/ the lights. And I keep an extra set of batteries on hand, since my daughter is so used to having it to sleep, I can't imagine running out of batteries in the middle of the night! I highly recommend this toy!

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YES!!! We love it!! Its ok if the water level is lower, works just fine. I credit that thing with helping my son sleep through the night. Mobiles didn't work as well because he could turn this thing on. The light and the music were very soothing.

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We are still using ours at 20 months. The water is not supposed to be full so don't add to it. Plus once you open it it might start leaking because the seal is broken. Ours is about 3/4 full.

My son LOVED his! The first time I heard it start by itself, I freaked out because he was so young... it had turned off and he started it. It was as if he was using it as a reverse snooze button. :) Because his room was flooded with sunlight during the day, the water did evaporate, and I tried my best to figure out how to add water... never did figure that out.

I had one and my son LOVED it !! It was so relaxing I thought maybe I should get one for those sleepless nights :) We bought ours new and I looked at it and I do not see a way to add more water but I no longer have the instructions. Maybe the Fisher Price web site would have info on that ?

As crazy as this sounds, my kids both still have theirs and they use it every night. My son just turned 7 and my daughter just turned 9!!! It has always been comforting to them when they wake in the middle of the night. That said, I'd buy a new one. Yes, they are a little pricey, but you may have it a good long time. lol

I always had my daugther sleep in as dark a room as possible with very little to distract her... we played a CD as she was falling asleep (still do at 20 months) but that was pretty much it. She's always been a FANTASTIC sleeper (now sleeps 12 hours throught at night and usually a two to three hour nap during the day). When she was an infant and we'd visit a friend or family, both who had a child the same age, they both insisted that they turn on the light and sound machines for her to sleep, and she never slept well (their children always had - and still do - a lot of trouble sleeping, but they never tried turning off the machines). I know it wasn't just being in a new place, because once I'd insist that we turn those machines off, my daughter would sleep just like at home. Maybe they work for some kids, but in general it's best for babies to sleep with few distractions and little light.

LOVED IT!!!!! Don't think you can actually add water to it. So soothing and the bubble mode was fun. Gives off a nice glow in a darkened room.

My son still plays with it every night and he will be 2 soon. It was nice to put on it when he was younger to help him fall asleep.

It can be difficult to get on the crib, depending on the style. I am not sure about adding water.

Ours has gone through 2 kids and many a playing still works great...water was never full even when we got it new. Both kids loved it...my daughter a bit more than my son. 2 thumbs up!!

I have mixed feelings about it. It's kind of a pain to put on the crib (especially if it's an older model, ours is 5 years old.) My oldest son loved it would push the button to make it go etc. My baby could live without it, he has a LeapFrog Scout puppy dog that he prefers but he'll sit and spin the toys on the bottom. You can't add water, there's no way to open it, the water is in between acrylic walls at the front of the unit. But the fish aren't really in the water, they run on a conveyor type thing behind the water.

I highly recommend it. My son learned pretty early to push the button himself to start the music and see the monkey swing. He is almost 3 now and he still loves it!

I have one that is now seven years old and barely has 1/2 the water left. My daughter used it for years and now it is in my son's crib. It works beautifully and the kids love it. I don't think you can add water, but it works fine when the water level is low. I don't know what it is about this item, but it is magic!

I have one and my 5 month old daughter loves watching it. I have the rainforest one though but basically the same thing.

My daughter loved this thing. It was the only thing that could get her to sleep. Ours is only about 3/4 full and it works fine. I wouldn't worry about that. Since she is now in a big girl bed I don't have anywhere to mount it but she still plays with it and she is 21/2! She loves it! I would buy it. The music is very soothing.

Ours has also been through two kids, and both of our girls loved it. They played with it so much that the belt inside that allows for the fish to move broke twice! Ours, also, never was full. I think that's just the way it's made.

My daughter (now 3) has had one since she was a baby. She loves it! I don't think there is a way to add water. If you find out how, I'dlike to know b/c ours has definately lost quite a bit of water over the years. It still works, but you don't get quite the same bubble effect.

My daughter has played hers every night before bed for over 2 years. She loves it.

My Daughter loved it!! She scared me the first few times because all of a sudden it was on. She did learn quickly to do this on her own.
She kept it for a long time after her crib.
I don't believe you can fill it up, I do however believe it's worth buying a new one if need be.

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the Fisher-Price version, but my daughter had an aquarium in her room from age 3 up. The sound of the filter lulled her to sleep, the light was a perfect night light and she always woke up to her beautiful, fishy friends! It wasn't large, just sat on her dresser and it gave us a fun project to do together. We named every fish! (and held a few funerals ;)

Definitely get it! You can't add water to it, but it isn't totally fun. My baby falls asleep to it every night and he turns it on as soon as he wakes up. It was a shower gift from a friend whose baby loved it as well. Our first one did leak, so I had to exchange it for a new one. I would buy a new one just in case the used one you are looking at has a leak.

we have one for our dd crib its only half full.i dont think its supposed to be full. she loves it. she did not turn it on/off until about 4 months. now almost 1 and she kicks it on in the morning along with the other three music machines she has in her crib. what a treat to hear all the music playing at once at 6am. (lol) its over 3 years old and still runs like a champ.