Betta tricks

 

It has been suggested to me to post something on betta tricks so here they are.

 

 

 

Here are some of the things you need

 

1.  A Betta fish (obviously)
2. non corrosive metal or plastic
3. a little time
4. food
5. a stick capable of holding food

 

One of the simplest ways to train your fish is with imprinting which involves an action and a reward. Example, put a ring in the water suspended by some string, then place a small piece of food  on the other side. Hopefully the betta will swim through the ring to claim the food, after he has done this, give him the rest of his meal. repeat this for a while until you see that the fish will swim to the ring even with no food, now you just have to place the ring in the water. Only give the fish after he (or she) has gone through the ring.

 

 

 

After the fish can move through the hoop very well, you can stop training for a few days, make shure you still get the fish to swim though the ring every couple days to keep him trained for next time you have dinner guests.

 

 After your fish can swim through the hoop, you can make the entrance smaller and the ring longer, now you have a tunnel! or you could add a row of hoops, you could make an obstacle coarse, the possibility’s are endless! you can also imprint the fish to a stick (no, not one you just find in the park, one made of non degradable plastic or non corrosive metal) by putting food on it and putting it in the water, the beta will see the food, see the stick, grab food from stick. do this for a few weeks until betta will swim to location of stick, ya now you can take your beta for a walk by putting the stick in the water and slowly moving it along so the beta will follow it.