well idk. it he might to study it himself with out you pushing him. as he sees the aquariums, his room, snorkeling, the reefs, as he grows up im pretty sure hi will end up liking it lots! and wanna end up studing it.
i found out i wanted to major in Marine science when i enterd my LFS for the first time. the way the reefs, fish, inverts all depend on one another is amazing! i was like i wanna study and learn about this all my life!