I trained my Jack Dempsey to jump out of the water to take food from my fingers
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Also not SW, but my Spade Tail Betta in my 10g FW tank is incredibly smart. I’ve taught him to follow my finger on the glass, swim through my fingers, jump for good, etc.Not salt water, but I have an 8 year old angelfish in my 125 planted FW tank who has learned behavior.
When I started feeding thawed bloodworms from a small cup, she would get excited and peck the cup before I could start letting the BW's flow out of the cup. Over time, she learned that if she waited downstream, the food would come to her and she quit pecking at the cup.
Not to be outdone by my Brainiac fish, I started submerging the bottom of the cup, but not releasing the goodies until she pecked the cup. It took awhile, but she figured it out.
Now, she watches to see the cup approach the tank and practically jumps out of the tank to peck at it. Then patiently waits downstream for the goodies to come to her.
I guess she's got me trained pretty well.
My McCosker's is also very friendly with me. As soon as I put my hand in the tank he comes right over and sticks to it like glue. I pet him all the time as it seems to really enjoy it. He also sits at the front of the glass looking for me all day long. It's better than my dog!Perhaps not necessarily smart, but rather curious are my Mccosker's wrasse and midas blenny. No matter what I do in or around the tank, they're right up against the glass, my arm or hand. Every other fish hides as soon as my hand touches the water, except for them.
Okay. After bragging on my Brainiac angelfish, I'll be da**ed if she didn't wait downstream and refuse to peck her cup today. We stared at each other through the glass. Each waiting for the other to cave. I admit that I gave in first, but I DID give her a stern talking too. So I'm feeling pretty good about the standoff.Not salt water, but I have an 8 year old angelfish in my 125 planted FW tank who has learned behavior.
When I started feeding thawed bloodworms from a small cup, she would get excited and peck the cup before I could start letting the BW's flow out of the cup. Over time, she learned that if she waited downstream, the food would come to her and she quit pecking at the cup.
Not to be outdone by my Brainiac fish, I started submerging the bottom of the cup, but not releasing the goodies until she pecked the cup. It took awhile, but she figured it out.
Now, she watches to see the cup approach the tank and practically jumps out of the tank to peck at it. Then patiently waits downstream for the goodies to come to her.
I guess she's got me trained pretty well.
OMG, I've noticed both my tangs do the same at every feeding. I never put two and two together but that makes complete sense. All the other fish go after the poop first while the tangs get their fill of food. I just figured they needed to make room for foodMy two largest tangs spreading poop when food hits the tank, to send the other fish after the poop thinking its food while they both attempt to gobble all the real food.