Fish training. - Aquarium Advice

amitnarain · 06-25-2005, 06:12 PM

how do i train my fishes?

i have the following:
- 2 Blood Parrots small (these are sexy fish with beautiful eyes (though many believe it has a deformed body))
- 3 red tail albino tinfoil barbs small (had 4: 1 just died of chlorine poisoning(the smallest one) and the other 3 had a really hard time 'breathing' for some hours)
- 4 small fish that i do not know the name but are yellow w/ black marks on its sides
- 4 angel fish small

[acronym:410adc771a="By the way"]btw[/acronym:410adc771a] what can i make them do?
how?
can all of them be trained?

thanks,
aMiT

Rach101 · 06-25-2005, 06:37 PM

..you can teach them to eat....

greenmaji · 06-25-2005, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rach101

..you can teach them to eat....

[acronym:e9c1193eb4="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:e9c1193eb4].. yea you can train them to poo as well..

krap101 · 06-25-2005, 06:46 PM

ive read at people train their fishes to "read" or do math. like they'll put food behind one thingy.. like the rat thingy. they'll learn to distinguish colors and shapes. this was done with blood parrots

lyquidphyre · 06-25-2005, 06:58 PM

Didn't someone on here say they either did this, or read about it.. where fish would associate shapes and colors with being fed

megladonsharky · 06-25-2005, 07:16 PM

my bettas follow my finger.. one will leap out of the h2o , two come up to be petted... I can ecan pet my pleco

FMJnaX · 06-25-2005, 07:28 PM

My goldfish were trained not to devour plants (though it's a training that need to be repeated every so often). They also follow my finger (or anything else on the glass for that matter), come to the surface to be held, and are even trained not to swim into the filter returns, lol.

mr86mister · 06-25-2005, 07:33 PM

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My goldfish were trained not to devour plants (though it's a training that need to be repeated every so often). They also follow my finger (or anything else on the glass for that matter), come to the surface to be held, and are even trained not to swim into the filter returns, lol.

[acronym:23788e7e57="Rolling on the floor laughing"]ROFL[/acronym:23788e7e57].....very nice

krap101 · 06-25-2005, 07:37 PM

oh i thought i read it on cichlidforum or something

talloulou · 06-25-2005, 08:32 PM

you train them the same way you train an elephant

06-25-2005, 06:12 PM	#1
amitnarain Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mauritius Is. Posts: 269	Fish training. how do i train my fishes? i have the following: - 2 Blood Parrots small (these are sexy fish with beautiful eyes (though many believe it has a deformed body)) - 3 red tail albino tinfoil barbs small (had 4: 1 just died of chlorine poisoning(the smallest one) and the other 3 had a really hard time 'breathing' for some hours) - 4 small fish that i do not know the name but are yellow w/ black marks on its sides - 4 angel fish small [acronym:410adc771a="By the way"]btw[/acronym:410adc771a] what can i make them do? how? can all of them be trained? thanks, aMiT

06-25-2005, 06:37 PM	#2
Rach101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina/bed Posts: 1,017	..you can teach them to eat.... __________________ We are far to young and clever

06-25-2005, 06:46 PM	#4
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	ive read at people train their fishes to "read" or do math. like they'll put food behind one thingy.. like the rat thingy. they'll learn to distinguish colors and shapes. this was done with blood parrots __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

06-25-2005, 06:58 PM	#5
lyquidphyre Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: McKinney, Tx Posts: 2,860 Images: 21	Didn't someone on here say they either did this, or read about it.. where fish would associate shapes and colors with being fed __________________ Have cats? Check out AA's sister site designed for our feline friends

06-25-2005, 07:16 PM	#6
megladonsharky Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: north idaho Posts: 468	my bettas follow my finger.. one will leap out of the h2o , two come up to be petted... I can ecan pet my pleco __________________ two gallon with 16 [acronym:362a9a3f00="Gallons per hour"]gph[/acronym:362a9a3f00] filter with live plants and a female betta named Meloday 3-4 gallon with 80gph ... Planted lightly three white clouds ( Birtha Clara and Delila) and some snails (mainly melodys snacks) 9 gallon with 130gph , heated with male betta (Trafalger RIP)Kaden ( a male betta)has moved in, pygmy cory (MaMa) , pitbull pleco(Metal), three preacox rainbows( Annabel, Glitter and Mondo) and various snails...

06-25-2005, 07:28 PM	#7
FMJnaX Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rockwall, Texas Posts: 538 Images: 2	My goldfish were trained not to devour plants (though it's a training that need to be repeated every so often). They also follow my finger (or anything else on the glass for that matter), come to the surface to be held, and are even trained not to swim into the filter returns, lol. __________________ 75 Gallon High-Tech Planted Community 3.5 WPG using T8's Fluorite w/sand mix Rena Filstar XP2 Pressurized CO2 w/SMS122 29 Gallon Goldfish 4" Red/White Ryunkin 4" Orange Fantail Penguin 100 AquaClear 20

06-25-2005, 07:37 PM	#9
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	oh i thought i read it on cichlidforum or something __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

06-25-2005, 08:32 PM	#10
talloulou Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 2,092 Images: 17	you train them the same way you train an elephant

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