18 Pack Assorted Ocean Animal Toy

The media could not be loaded. UPDATE: About 2 years after purchase we still have half the fish “alive” and kicking. Perhaps a bit battered...okay, extremely battered, but they’re still playing with them!**Independent, non-compensated, verified.**I've got to admit, I'm pretty ticked off here. Not for the reason you think, though. If it's not free items in exchange for their "honest" (99% of the time glowingly positive) review, it's low ratings to products due to consumer oversight. PLEASE read in the description that this is an assortment of sea animals. You may not get exactly what is shown, so let them know if you got half a pack of one fish. AND it shows right on the display photos that there is filling in some of them so don’t expect them all to be solid - that would kind of defeat the purpose for a puffer. I hope the following is helpful in your decision to purchase, as I was very satisfied and will buy again...and am glad I didn’t listen to the one-stars.SUMMARY OF PROS/CONS:+ Fun, SAFE toys+ 7/10 durability+/- They DO stain (at first). After some use they stop, but a Magic Eraser will take it off.+ Color-changers DO change color.+ Educational, encourages imaginative play.+ Anatomically pretty accurate.+ Nice coloration and variety of color.+ Stretchy beyond what is reasonable.+ FABULOUS customer service.+ Materials are as stated, and after cutting the puffer open (see short video) the padding really is tiny pieces of what seems to be paper. I tried to submerge them in water to see if they'd absorb and swell, and all they did was float for 24 hours. This was after my son ate some. (TMI TIME! He was fine and pooped them out.)++GREAT REPLACEMENT FIDGET! I have two Autistic boys and they love them.- Octopus and those with tails are subject to amputation via toddler teeth. Any of the thinner areas are especially susceptible. Again, see the puffer fish video. If you have a very young one who likes to chew I would wait, as the fins could pose a choking risk if they can manage to get them off. The damage shown in the pictures (missing ray tail, etc.) was cause by a 3-year-old who knows to spit things out!Tips:IF you happen to get a set with little variety, don’t hesitate to contact them about the issue!The first shipment we received was pretty much 50% piranhas. I contacted customer service and received a new shipment with much more variety, AND an "apology fish" from their other product line of larger sea animals. It's the huge eel in the pics. Please see photos for examples, but please note, there were many more which were lost during our "testing" phase.Keep a Magic Eraser on-hand when you first get them out onto any surface. I recommend a good washing with soap and not to use them while wet on any valuable fabric until they’re “broken in”.Please let me know if this was helpful or if there’s any info I missed. I’ve missed out on a lot of good products and wasted money on bad ones due to oversight or inaccuracies in reviews.

My son is a sea creature toy fanatic, and he plays pretty constantly with these particular types of toys, I must say this is one of my favorites he’s had yet! Durable material, they are left in water often and not molding or warping. Colorful and fun! He loves them!

Adorable and a lot of fun for the grandkids. Visually appealing + and soft stretchy materials

I bought these for my 3 year old son who is animal obsessed! I was looking for some ocean animals that would work to play with in the bath and for normal play too. These are great! The rubber texture is so cool kids like the fact they are softer and stretchy, Big points for being solid and not filling with water they dry after bath time so quickly,. a great plus.. and no moldy toys! They float, perfect size, and a great mix of different creatures. In our 18 random selection we received a great variety. Ours included as pictured- octopus, 4 different sharks, a piranha, puffer fish, dolphin, 2 eels, sword fish, to name a few. We got 3 glow in the dark animals including a octopus. A sun light changing fish ( changes from white to pinky/ purple) a heat changing shark- it goes from blue to grey in warm water. The only negative point I can say is- they do leave marks on a white bath- this doesn't bother me personally as a quick rub with the magic eraser and they are gone but I can't take off a star for that as I think these are the best bath toys we have ever had. I'm actually going to order another pack as we like them that much! I just want to add I don't understand how anyone can give these a negative review, the price for the amount and the quality is amazing and also the paint finish, People should read the product description carefully and know this is a random selection, you get 18 ocean animals and the size are between 3.5-5 inches long. ***My review is my own review on the product I bought these with my own money and this review is not an "honest" positive review in exchange for a free product.

These appear to be identical to toy fishes marketed by Diramix and DeAgostini in Italy. I bought them for the prehistoric-looking fishes. You get a random assortment of 18 animals. The quality control is middling--paint is sometimes sloppy, the rubbery material can be mildly tacky, meaning they attract dirt and flecks of paint or rubber from others in the bag, and one critter had a tear. The puffer fish seems to be full of beads, so if you have a kid prone to chewing on toys, maybe not the best idea, since it seems like it could rupture under that kind of treatment. I think some of them actually have quite a bit of charm, especially the Dinichthys, Helicoprion, and Stethacanthus. The bag that I bought contained nothing to identify the animals, but they are labeled on the Diramix product web site (the site is in Italian, but fairly easy to navigate regardless). Overall, these are fun and off-beat, and kids will probably like them, but keep 'em away from teething babies.