I've had him since he was fry. He's been hand fed since day 1. This camera sucks I'll try to get some video up 
of him electrocuting me lol
of him electrocuting me lolMalapterurus electricus!
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You must enjoy getting electrocuted lol. They sell shock resistant gloves in case you didn't know that.
So the ancient Egyptians kept these guys and used them to treat arthritis and neurological issues. Which might make them one of the first fish kept by man for reasons other than food (they do eat them too)
Zap! really won't shock me unless I signal him to. I can hold my hand in the tank and he will swim up to it and actually rest inside my hand for as long as I keep my hand in there. Even while feeding I have to kind of tease him to get a good charge out of the guy. If I make a big show of it he'll give me everything he's got. (I have to keep my elbows out now
they are actually very intelligent and while I thought mine unique because of the time I've put into him from an early age I've read a few articles that confirmed what I was theorizing
this was on wiki actually
Malapterurus is one of the few electric genera to have been conditioned by means of reward to discharge on signal. As reported in the New York Times, April 2, 1967, a researcher, Dr. Frank J. Mandriota of City College, NY, conditioned an M. electricus to discharge on a light signal for a reward of live worms delivered automatically. This is the first conditioning that modified neither glandular nor muscular responses.
Personally I think they're just so food-centric you could probably train them to jump through hoops
Zap! really won't shock me unless I signal him to. I can hold my hand in the tank and he will swim up to it and actually rest inside my hand for as long as I keep my hand in there. Even while feeding I have to kind of tease him to get a good charge out of the guy. If I make a big show of it he'll give me everything he's got. (I have to keep my elbows out now
they are actually very intelligent and while I thought mine unique because of the time I've put into him from an early age I've read a few articles that confirmed what I was theorizing
this was on wiki actually
Malapterurus is one of the few electric genera to have been conditioned by means of reward to discharge on signal. As reported in the New York Times, April 2, 1967, a researcher, Dr. Frank J. Mandriota of City College, NY, conditioned an M. electricus to discharge on a light signal for a reward of live worms delivered automatically. This is the first conditioning that modified neither glandular nor muscular responses.
Personally I think they're just so food-centric you could probably train them to jump through hoops