teaching spitting triggers

[wanabebell]

ok so i went to inland aquatics in In and they had a big niger that would come to the top of the water and spit water
so my question is how do i got my pink tail trigger to do that trick

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by wanabebell
ok so i went to inland aquatics in In and they had a big niger that would come to the top of the water and spit water
so my question is how do i got my pink tail trigger to do that trick
I wouldn't count on your trigger doing tricks and DON'T get mad at him if you try and he doesn't do it. The key to teaching any animal to do a trick is to reward them when they do it by themselves. If your trigger is not a spitter then maybe try to get him to spit. Positive reinforcement is the key. I have a Jack Russel Terrier. I used to train dogs in the old fashioned "do what I say" method. I didn't do it long, but some breeds adapt very well to comands. Jacks do not. They do what they want. To teach your fish you should see what skills he already has then give a little nibble of a treat when he does what you want. Don't bank on getting him to spit though unless he already does it! My little hawk is semi-trained so far. He knows my voice and comes to the glass when I call him (ignores my son, he doesn't feed him). He comes up to get food from me. He is not doing anything outside of his usual routine that I saw him do at the lfs I bought him at. Don't expect a miricle out of your fish.

 

[v-lioness]

ok so i went to inland aquatics in In and they had a big niger that would come to the top of the water and spit water
There is a down side to this, I have 3 Volitans, Pinktail and a Puffer and all of them spit water, all in the same tank. What a mess, I constantly have SW running down the front of my tank, the Back I can not reach, so you can imagine what a mess that is .....lol
As I am washing the front, they are spitting water, it is daily, the front is never clean.
Kaye

 

[larryndana]

sorry for the constant cleaning, but its funny.

 

[wanabebell]

yeah cleaning wouldnt be fun but it was just really really cool
so the best way would be to hold a piece of food right above the water and get him to come up to the top give a piece of food , then get him to spit at food
I know he does spit cus when i feed mysis youll see him look in a rock see a piece of food then spit and the food comes out of the rock

 

[v-lioness]

No cleaning is not fun, but wanabebell I wanted to mention that triggers can be jumpers, cover your tank if it is not already covered, my Pinktail has never jumped but both my Bluethroats have and luckily I was in the room both times.
Kaye

 

[larryndana]

bet that was a mad dash to get them back in the tank. This isn't the same, but i woke up one morning to find one of my clowns missing. He as in one of the compartments in the back of my aquapod.

 

[wanabebell]

yepp my tanks are always covered
with 2 morays in the agressive i cant aford not to have a cover on them
and plus i dont wanna loose anything period so the reef is closed to
my fairy wrasse is a jumper to the extreme once i was movin a coral becuase it fell and it jumped hit somthing and landed in the overflow box
scared me when it happened

 

[nygel]

Originally Posted by wanabebell
ok so i went to inland aquatics in In and they had a big niger that would come to the top of the water and spit water
so my question is how do i got my pink tail trigger to do that trick
you go to inland alot? Im heading down there the 3rd. if you go there before then i would like you to possibly see if they have something, they won't email me back for some reason.

 

[wanabebell]

i dont plan on it anytime soon
and i really dont go to often maby once every three or four months
I live in central Il so its an all day trip when we go
I was there about three weeks ago
if you dont mind me asking what were you looking for
also did you try calling

 

[nygel]

they emailed me their updated pricelist and i want to know if they really have panda clown gobies. I'm going to send another email to them right now about it.