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Chrona
02-06-2007, 04:30 AM
My guppy's been eating out of my hand for some time now, but today, my angelfish and siamese algae eater decided to join in. It's pretty funny watching them all push and shove to get to the flake. The guppy will chase the angel and the SAE away every once in a while too...hehe. I'll see if I can get a good picture up, as I don't have any digital video recorders :(
f1oored
02-06-2007, 05:19 AM
Hand feeding is always fun. It impresses the friends too.
Chrona
02-06-2007, 05:30 AM
It's kinda annoying when the fish all nip at my arm when I'm trying to prune/move stuff around, though, hehe. Dead skin, yummy.
Slinky_Bass
02-06-2007, 07:26 PM
Heh, its the same with the angels in both my tanks. I started feeding them bloodworms by hand, and now whenever I stick my hand or arm in the tank, there's a mini frenzy cause they think it's bloodworm time. In the absence of bloodworms they try to eat my fingers and beauty spots instead.
Glasstapper
02-06-2007, 09:46 PM
LOL I have a couple of dark freckles on my arm, too, and my jack dempsey has poked at it a couple of times. I hand feed him the frozen krill, which is also pink with a couple of dark flecks in it. Hee hee! Good thing he doesn't have any teeth yet!
cocoa_pleco
02-07-2007, 01:34 AM
My auratus has actually got some of my skin from hand feeding
Chrona
02-07-2007, 02:31 AM
My auratus has actually got some of my skin from hand feeding

Wait, I forget, were you the one who got bit? lol
cocoa_pleco
02-07-2007, 03:20 AM
yeah, he jumped 3 inches like a dolphin and got me good.
Now, I literally feed from a distance, or give him a big cricket to chew on, and he actually slows down with a cricket in his mouth
Chrona
02-07-2007, 04:25 AM
yeah, he jumped 3 inches like a dolphin and got me good.
Now, I literally feed from a distance, or give him a big cricket to chew on, and he actually slows down with a cricket in his mouth

LOL, wow

You will respect my AUTHORITAH!- Auratus
cocoa_pleco
02-07-2007, 02:06 PM
LOL, wow

You will respect my AUTHORITAH!- Auratus


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: .

I have so much authoritah for him he's gonna get a sheriffs badge
Lindsay_D
02-07-2007, 02:08 PM
i saw one guy hand feed a koi and then it pulled a string which rung a bell. it was awesome!
Chrona
02-07-2007, 02:21 PM
i saw one guy hand feed a koi and then it pulled a string which rung a bell. it was awesome!

Cool! I found a similar thing. This guy has taught his oscar to go through a hoop for treats

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZuLctFODsTc
Lindsay_D
02-07-2007, 02:36 PM
i also found a dolphin that could do that...but that was at SeaWorld! LOLOLOLOL
Severus
02-07-2007, 03:03 PM
Cool! I found a similar thing. This guy has taught his oscar to go through a hoop for treats

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZuLctFODsTc

i wonder how many hours it took to train that Oscar?
Lindsay_D
02-07-2007, 03:33 PM
probably forever and a half...but fish are really smart no matter what people say...and they don't smell bad...or maybe i can't smell...
Glasstapper
02-07-2007, 04:02 PM
I don't think it smells unless I stick my nose in it, but then again, I'm probably used to it and I smoke, too. I had a non-smoker friend come by once and they could faintly smell the water, but they said it just sort of reminded them when they used to go out on the water with their dad long ago. It's a nostalgic smell for me, too, but I can imagine how some wouldn't like it.