Bonding with your Betta…
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I went down to my local fish store looking for a female Betta, to possibly start breeding. I started talking to the owner of the store, and we got to talking about bonding with a Betta, and he gave me some good ideas on how to bond with your fish:
– You can feed them with tweezers, baby shrimp or blood worms are your best bet here.-You can talk to them while feeding, this conditions the fish so when he/she “hears” your voice they come to the top of the tank….strange huh?
– “Pet” your Betta, rinse of your hards before hand, and you can LIGHTLY stroke your fish with your finger a couple times. Don’t be surprised if your fish doesn’t like this. (I personally don’t like this idea, try at your own risk!) – Finally you can “Hunt” with your Betta, put a baby shrimp on a piece of string or fishing line, and move it around the top of the tank, this will drive your fish nuts! they will chase it for several minutes. After awhile let your guy have it, he worked hard!Some of these things may not be right for you or your fish, and the more time you spend with your betta, you’ll find out exactly what they like and don’t like.
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April 20th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
II think t5hat is a great idea…………………….. I would love it if you put more ideas for bonding with your betta fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
December 31st, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Me and my betta bonded over peas and toothpicks. (sounds awfully strange i know.)
I have a red and greenish CT that was bloated for a while and so i was feeding him peas (which he now LOVES!) off a rounded toothpick and now everytime he sees a toothpick he freaks! Its so cute so now i feed him his pellets off the toothpick by dipping it in the water then the pellets so they stick. And now he will get so excited he will jump up a good full inch and grab the pellet off the toothpick!
December 31st, 2008 at 6:51 pm
by the way the yellow betta at the top of this article is gorgeous!!!
September 7th, 2009 at 1:51 am
i will try it cause i love my betta
May 9th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Thnx for the idea!
December 11th, 2010 at 5:08 am
I’ve heard singing, talking to, and putting little things on the outside of the tank also get them to interact with you!