great ideas! thanks!:-D
my boy loves to swim through my fingers.. i cant believe how not shy he is..i had him for 4days now and he seems to know me pretty well already;-)

 

Haha! Sounds cute! My Bettas like to be pet and held. O.e

I don't recommend it though. It might stress some Bettas out.

 

You can make your betta jump be following the following steps:Wet your finger,next use a dry finger and pick a pellet and put on wet hand.Next put close to water.Last do not FREAK OUT BT THE FISH JUMPING ON YOU!

 

It is simple really, the same way you would train a dog. But instead of scolding them when they do wrong, you reward them with a VERY snall treat when they do right!

You don't scold a dog when training =P

Also for a toy, the plastic that holds the cap to a milk carton works good, just clean it first =)

 

You know, I've tried the Ping-Pong thing....not even my most playful boys ever took to it. They would stare at it for a while, then ignore it, maybe build a nest around it, but never actually played with it
I did once train one of my CTs to swim through a hoop....that was fun xD Now that I have way too much time on my hands, maybe I should try it again....

One of my favorite things to do though is simply train them to eat from my hand....I know, I'm so unoriginal xD It can take a little while, depending on the fish, but I find it fun and quite helpful when feeding bloodworms so I can give them juuuust the right amount, you know?

 

Everyone know why a betta fish attack finger?My female attack me!I don't feed food on finger!?

 

Great ideas, everyone!

Brensn- I think they jump for food. When I was doing my daily inspection of the Betta tank he was in my way, (He follows my finger at will) so I made him go over so I could see, and I was wiggling it to keep him focused, next thing I know he's hanging on my finger! Silly boy.

 

I guess she saw me holding the food everytime...

 

Problably.

I think any Betta will jump if they know their owner has food. So if you want him or her to jump, let them know! Yuuki will jump through a hoop now.

 

I feel like I get a heart attack when my betta hits my finger,my female look like it will eat anything,I did a test,put my glove put it near water and she bites(Smack head).

 

Lol!

 

I feed with my finger sometime,and next you know it's "AHH!",I want to feed but I get shock.

 

I feed my boys, and girls from a dropper. My boy attacks the dropper and sucks the blood worms out of it. The girls get pretty eager, it's kinda funny when they get so excited they miss seeing the food.

 

Bresn- Yeah, it freaks me out too! Especially when i'm not looking. They have teeth so its like OW!

Silverfang- Lol! Same with my Goldfish.

 

Bresn- Yeah, it freaks me out too! Especially when i'm not looking. They have teeth so its like OW!

Silverfang- Lol! Same with my Goldfish.

I too feed my Betta sometimes from sticking the food to my finger and she bit me one time and it felt like it was itty bitty razors. Definitely a shock when it happens! I also had no idea they had teeth...

 

They have teeth?(Stun)

 

Yes, Betta fish do have teeth.

 

Of all the time I look at them!(Rush to fish)

 

You can't see them. They are super tiny.

 

I hold a mirror in front of Dol, then wait for him to see it. Not original, but still.

 

>.< Yuuki thinks its a friend and Ryu sometimes flares or he just stakes himself.

My Goldfish likes the mirror.

 

mr. bubbles is trained to jump .. and he follows the feeding spoon .. and he flares on command when i press my finger against certain places of his tank

none of my other bettas seem to do tricks =(

 

Cool!!

 

My Bettas and I get a kick from me pointing one finger directly at them and they flare at it :lol: My fingertip is about the size of their heads when they flare. But only for a second though, because it might freak them out when that finger stays still there like forever.

 

Mine learned a new trick! Good boys. Now they like to follow my finger all around. It is pretty fun.

 

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