22 Feb
Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium
- The Ocean Wonder Aquarium is a crib attaching infant soother that captivates baby with the mesmerizing effects of water. Lovely classical music plays one of 5 songs (or one of 3 sound effects) all the while bubbles rise upwards to the “surface”.ÿ
- Mama Fish has a realisticÿmotion as she appears to be swimming through the water, followed closely behind by her baby. Their little crab friend plays peek-a-boo behind the coral as the seaweed sways gently in the waves.
- Up to 18 minutes of continuous musical play.ÿ 4 classical styled songs, 2 sound effects.ÿ 3 modes of use:1 = Sounds, Lights and Water/Swimming Motion.ÿ 2 = Sounds & Lights.ÿ 3 = Sounds only
Product Description
Soothe and captivate baby with classical lullabies, ocean sounds and realistic swimming motion, right in the comfort of the crib. A little crab friend plays peek-a-boo behind the coral, while gentle blue lights fade on and off overhead. Three settings include up to 18 minutes of music and serene aquatic sounds. Parents can activate the aquarium with the remote control so baby isn’t disturbed. Measures 9.5″H x 4.25″W x 9.75″L. Requires 3 “C” batteries, included…. More >>
Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium
Posted by Tara on 22.02.10 at 9:39 am
I’m only giving this one star because it doesn’t last. I received this as a gift in 2004 (not this exact model but an earlier model). I’ve used it for all of my children but over time the fluid starts to evaporate out of it and eventually stops bubbling. The lights and sound do still work. I just called Fisher-Price and they don’t guarantee their toys for more than one year.
Rating: 1 / 5
Posted by D. Kirby on 22.02.10 at 9:39 am
This crib toy was great until the battery acid began to leak and trickled the rails of the crib and of course my daughter got it on her hands and mouth. Fortunately she didn’t get any burns on her skin or mouth but this stuff has lead in it and all sorts terrible things. I was VERY upset. We have had the toy for a little over a year. I’m just surprised I haven’t seen any recalls.
Rating: 1 / 5
Posted by Jolly Techie on 22.02.10 at 9:39 am
Only giving this 2 stars because when used in a room that has a TV, the TV’s remote will turn on/off this device every time you change the volume!..should have gone through better Q/A so as to not interfere with other components (for those of us who start off the baby in our room and also have a TV in our room..).
Rating: 2 / 5
Posted by S. Kalinichenko on 22.02.10 at 9:39 am
My daughter loves this product – the fish moves nicely, the sounds it makes are high quality, the lights go on and off, even the remote control is there to help parents control the toy from across the room. But there is a problem that transforms this product from a cool toy to a mere plastic box with a motionless fish: changing batteries is rather painful. This wouldn’t be nearly as bad if the batteries lasted for a long time; unfortunately, they rarely last for more than a month.
The product is strapped to the crib with two flat plastic straps on the back. The connection is very secure – it is impossible for a child to undo it. Not surprisingly, it is extremely hard for an adult, too. This wouldn’t be nearly as bad if you could strap it once, and forget about it; unfortunately, you must unstrap it every time you change batteries.
The result is that once the batteries run out, you have to go through the pain of unstrapping the box to access its back, where the batteries are. Since it’s not as easy a task as changing batteries should be, one tends to procrastinate, rendering the product useless in the meantime. To give you an idea of how bad strapping and unstrapping really is, look at the picture of the product’s back at the top of the page (at the time of writing, it’s the third picture from the left). Note how the product is just hanging from the crib there – it’s not strapped in even on the photograph! Given the difficulties of unstrapping it, though, I cannot blame the photographer for leaving the straps out.
Each of the following could have addressed this problem: moving the battery compartment to the bottom, making the straps easier to undo, or making the batteries last longer. Unfortunately, it’s the combination of these three shortcomings not being addressed that reduces the usability of the product. Until the issue is fixed, the thing often hangs on the side of the crib without a sound. In that sad state it deserves only two stars.
Rating: 2 / 5
Posted by S. Becker on 22.02.10 at 9:39 am
We had this toy for a little over 4 months and it just stopped working. It wasn’t even used daily. It started acting funny, the lights would go out and the music would slur so I thought the batteries were getting low. I replaced the batteries with all new Energizer brand batteries and it seemed to work okay. 2 days later it won’t even come on..
Rating: 2 / 5