My partner would like a fish she could train to do things, only simple things. We have seen it done with oscars but i dont have that much space any suggestions on fish or has anyone tried this. Dont want move one of my indos to a smaller tank for her, her past fishkeeping isnt great.
Train a fish? Please Help!!! Partner wants to know.
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On the Mythbusters where they tested the "3 sec goldfish memory" myth, they trained goldfish to go through a series of colored holes spawned by food stimulus. The goldfish retained the memory throughout the experiment. If goldfish can, I don't see why smarter cichlids and such shouldn't be able to.
ewurm;1601063; said:I have seen goldfish "play soccer" in videos for food. I don't think they are as dumb as rumored. Or "rumoured" for you crazy brits!
goldfish are DEFINETLY smarter than people think. and they can, and do learn certain things.
just like most cichlids, my goldie tank has come to recognize me as the food source. any of the other 5 people living with me walk near the tank, its business as usual. i walk near, they crowd together closest to where i am and do the little im hungry shuffle at the surface.
they may have a 1 track mind and only relate everything to food, but its still more than the 3 sec memory myth.
I have never kept goldfish, so it would be wrong for me to assume they are dumb. I should have said something like guppies, mollies, or tetras. Now those fish are dumb.
http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=98435710261
Pittsburgh, PA () Even Albert Einstein would have been impressed by his counterpart in the fish world. A goldfish of the same name is learning to do tricks usually reserved for other animals. Albert Einstein - the fish - can swim through hoops and tunnels, push an underwater soccer ball into a goal, and fetch a ball from the bottom of the [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]aquarium[/FONT][/FONT] to the surface.
"It all began when my kids won a fish,” says trainer Dean Pomerleau in an interview on [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Pet [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Fish[/FONT] [/FONT]Talk, a weekly Internet radio program for fish hobbyists. Explaining that he wanted to make fish more fun for his kids, Dean used animal and dolphin training techniques to see if the fish would respond.
Dean was delighted when the calico fantail goldfish started to respond to a "feeding wand" he used as his primary training tool. "Initially you reward basic behaviors like approaching the ball," says Dean. "With the encouragement of the food reward, fish can quickly learn complex tricks - like pushing the miniature soccer ball."
Working with his nine year-old son, Kyle, who trains Albert when Dad is out of town, the Pomerleaus have discovered that fish are smarter than most people imagine. Dean has applied to the Guinness Book of World Records to have his top pupil, Albert Einstein, recognized as the smartest fish in the world.
"At first my friends didn't believe me," says assistant t[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]ropical[/FONT][/FONT] trainer, Kyle. "But when I sent them to our website where we had posted video, they all said it was cool!" Some of Kyle’s friends now want to get their own pet fish to train.
The training works on other species of fish too. "Besides goldfish,” reports Dean, “we've trained bettas, oscars and [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]parrot[/FONT][/FONT] cichlids. They all are capable of learning these tricks."
The Pomerleau's betta fish, Isaac Newton, learned to swim through hoops in two weeks. "The key is to reward them at the precise moment of the appropriate behavior," says Dean.
At the urging of friends fascinated by these discoveries, Dean has created a training manual and kit which includes instructions, training equipment and a Fish School diploma to award fish that complete the training course. So far, no plans for a cap and gown.
The interview with fish trainers Dean and Kyle may be heard on http://www.***********.com/training.htm
Pittsburgh, PA () Even Albert Einstein would have been impressed by his counterpart in the fish world. A goldfish of the same name is learning to do tricks usually reserved for other animals. Albert Einstein - the fish - can swim through hoops and tunnels, push an underwater soccer ball into a goal, and fetch a ball from the bottom of the [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]aquarium[/FONT][/FONT] to the surface.
"It all began when my kids won a fish,” says trainer Dean Pomerleau in an interview on [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Pet [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Fish[/FONT] [/FONT]Talk, a weekly Internet radio program for fish hobbyists. Explaining that he wanted to make fish more fun for his kids, Dean used animal and dolphin training techniques to see if the fish would respond.
Dean was delighted when the calico fantail goldfish started to respond to a "feeding wand" he used as his primary training tool. "Initially you reward basic behaviors like approaching the ball," says Dean. "With the encouragement of the food reward, fish can quickly learn complex tricks - like pushing the miniature soccer ball."
Working with his nine year-old son, Kyle, who trains Albert when Dad is out of town, the Pomerleaus have discovered that fish are smarter than most people imagine. Dean has applied to the Guinness Book of World Records to have his top pupil, Albert Einstein, recognized as the smartest fish in the world.
"At first my friends didn't believe me," says assistant t[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]ropical[/FONT][/FONT] trainer, Kyle. "But when I sent them to our website where we had posted video, they all said it was cool!" Some of Kyle’s friends now want to get their own pet fish to train.
The training works on other species of fish too. "Besides goldfish,” reports Dean, “we've trained bettas, oscars and [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]parrot[/FONT][/FONT] cichlids. They all are capable of learning these tricks."
The Pomerleau's betta fish, Isaac Newton, learned to swim through hoops in two weeks. "The key is to reward them at the precise moment of the appropriate behavior," says Dean.
At the urging of friends fascinated by these discoveries, Dean has created a training manual and kit which includes instructions, training equipment and a Fish School diploma to award fish that complete the training course. So far, no plans for a cap and gown.
The interview with fish trainers Dean and Kyle may be heard on http://www.***********.com/training.htm
Fish definetely have some sort of memory. My fish all swarm to the glass when Im around, even my super shy zebra obliquidens will slowly emerge from their castle and come up to the surface when Im around. When my roomie even gets close to the tanks (excluding the livebearers who love everyone lol) the fish scatter and hide. Fish born in my tanks also are generally less fearful of nets and even swim towards them sometimes because I often feed live brine shrimp out of the nets. I don't know the extent of fish intelligence but I think there is some. I think fish are highly instinctual though and that their instincts are much stronger than any intelligence.