Fish Can Learn To Do Tricks

Fish Can Learn To Do Tricks | The Dodo

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23 күн бұрын

Betta fish learned to jump through hoops! His mom, our producer Carolina, talked to the guy who started the whole fish training craze. His goldfish is the Guinness World Record holder for most fish tricks!
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@lesyeuxsansvisage1157 21 күн бұрын

New studies show fish remember faces for at least 5 years, show affection, and can learn tricks - there is a guy out there who taught his goldfish foosball from a custom tank he made. They all have sentience, and we should be doing better by them.

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 21 күн бұрын

Absolutely right. Very well said! 👍👍👍

@JustiasFitzgerald 21 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more and have been preaching this fundamental truth for as long as I can remember. There are so many possibilities and to simply write off animals and their ability to interact with the world in a more complex way than we currently understand seems incredibly ignorant.

@sticksstickerson 20 күн бұрын

I recall a while back some scientists somewhere were teaching fish to drive small vehicles. For what purpose? I don't know, but yeah they are smart.

@pca9041 21 күн бұрын

MythBusters did a special on teaching goldfish to work through mazes to get food. They are teachable.

@VGobaira 21 күн бұрын

Oh, you should see the video of the octopus❤❤❤

@einienj3281 21 күн бұрын

Yup. The 15 second memory is complete garbage.

@pizzapatrica7044 17 күн бұрын

@@einienj3281thats a myth

@doodles3075 21 күн бұрын

Its lovely to see you with a nice tank for betta fish, so many oeople think they can stay in little tubs, which is so cruel

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 21 күн бұрын

Yeah, those little tubs are terrible.

@einienj3281 21 күн бұрын

Those round bowls.... 😠

@blakewu1375 21 күн бұрын

We’re constantly surprised by animal intelligence-it’s us who are biased and somewhat arrogant about our alleged intelligence.

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 21 күн бұрын

Yep. When it comes our collective decision-making (wars, environmental damage, the people we elect, you name it) we're a pretty dumb species. And over-confident, too.

@thecofieldcollection3792 21 күн бұрын

"Good boy!" to a fish is hilarious.

@janakoscova 21 күн бұрын

Cheer up !

@susan7204 20 күн бұрын

That was cute! 👍

@PaulHere1953 21 күн бұрын

My pond fish recognise me for food. For years people said they had a three second memory.

@qa377 14 күн бұрын

They may have a short window for connecting cause and effect maybe, but that applies to a lot of animals. (Ie how quickly does the reward have to happen for them to link it to the desired behavior)

@kandykane2160 5 күн бұрын

That was to make people feel better about keeping them in a tiny bowl. There's a new study that shows they have more like 5 year memory but I think it's more.

@mariamartin94 21 күн бұрын

I had a beta fish who would swim over to me and swim to the surface to take treats from my hand. RIP Maximillian💖

@wormwood8191 19 күн бұрын

ALL pets are there waiting when you pass over.

@900stx7 21 күн бұрын

When hungry, my gold fish taps on the aquarium thermometer.

@smokindauberdoo4208 21 күн бұрын

They recognize people also 🎉

@wormwood8191 21 күн бұрын

The best fish story was on a Craigslist favorites list. Guy walks into the pet shop and asks for the worst off fish they have. Its a beta fish thats sickly that just exists. He buys and applies the meds and visits and talks to the fish. His color comes back and the fish is so excited to see the guy who seeks to make this sole fish happy. Too bad we dont even treat each other this way. So many lessons to learn from this!

@morganmom194 21 күн бұрын

My betta loved puzzles. One that stumped him for a time was the clear glass baby food jar I laid on its side on the gravel in his tank. He would go in and just lay in it and rest as he got older.❤️🤗

@thunderatigervideo 21 күн бұрын

I once had a betta named Ezekiel who would jump for food and play a version of hide-and-seek with me. I loved that little guy so much!

@bkm2797 21 күн бұрын

I remember you and how you saved a Beta that started out white and poorly, but through your care became this sapphire blue beauty. This is a great idea, fish are sentient and you are giving them something fun to do. Thanks for sharing👍❤️

@theiiimmmsss 21 күн бұрын

I realy didnt know a fish can do this. Thank you for information.

@phil4208 21 күн бұрын

Damn , these fish are smarter than trump

@andyrevo8081 21 күн бұрын

Make Aquariums Great Again.

@user-tk1dy9or9o 21 күн бұрын

OMG TOTALLY PRECIOUS!!!

@janetmarshall7171 21 күн бұрын

Fish are reall smart!! They reminds me of dolphins!! They are just awesome sea creatures!! WOW!!

@joshthemediocre7824 21 күн бұрын

This is great, just love your pet to the fullest and give them the life you wish someone would give you.

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

Absolutely right. 👍👍👍

@indigowolf556 21 күн бұрын

I never would have guessed that little fish like that could do tricks. Or even be taught to do tricks. But that's pretty cool I had four goldfish that I transferred from a medium sized bowl into a full-sized aquarium and where I had them located they could see the tv. And when the old old old old episodes of Roseanne came on, they would all line up at the corner of the aquarium and they would watch a full episode of Roseanne for a half hour. They wouldn't do it for any other show I don't know why that maybe it was colorful. But that was those goldfish and they were named Ricky Lucy Fred and Ethel😂😂❤❤🐠🐠

@lordlnyc 21 күн бұрын

Oh wow this is so cool. Thank you sharing this.

@mazie7952 21 күн бұрын

Adorable 🥰

@ElsjeMassyn 19 күн бұрын

The more you learn about animals the more you realise how brilliant and misunderstood they are

@suzy1750 19 күн бұрын

I love how sweet and unassuming the guy is...

@Bwwe82090 21 күн бұрын

Wow, never thought they could do those things!?? Amazing!

@jerrypadilla4384 21 күн бұрын

I used to have my goldfish trained (I was just a barely trained kid, myself.....according to my parents) by flashing a flashlight on and off, during feedings. Less and less food rewards, and soon the fish didn't need a food reward.

@mazie7952 21 күн бұрын

My goldfish were extremely smart.❤❤❤

@einienj3281 21 күн бұрын

I gave toys to my gold fish, they were super smart!

@mazie7952 21 күн бұрын

Yes me too. I had a little castle for them too ❤😊

@einienj3281 21 күн бұрын

@@mazie7952 Same! 😄

@mazie7952 21 күн бұрын

@@einienj3281 sweet 🤗

@robertkwonnacott504 21 күн бұрын

That's pretty cool how awesome is that I didn't know you can teach your fish how to do tricks ❤

@realitybites4878 21 күн бұрын

I had 3 goldfish - each with its special personality: One timid, one greedy with food and the third one very playfull and curious! He used to surf in the filter stream on the water surface, swim through tiny rings and follow me when I was near the tank. very sadly he always wanted to get out of that tank and found the little air gap in the cover glass where he jumped out. I had to rescue him several times from the floor until one day he was out too long. I loved this fish :(

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

Wow. That good through to me. Thank you for sharing that story. I hope you can channel the affection and the loss into helping animals into the present and the future. Earthling Ed (who has got an amazing channel) got started on his journey to helping animals because of a connection he made years ago with a pet hamster called Rupert. Once that connection happens, it stays with you.

@realitybites4878 20 күн бұрын

@@user-wv8ju3dw8s Also I wouldn't hold animals in captivity any more especially in cages or aquariums. Never underestimate a living being's feeling or intelligence just because it doesn't look or talk like you. We have so much more in common that we think.

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

@@realitybites4878 Absolutely right! That is SUCH an important truth. Inside the different spacesuits, there's still a consciousness inside, looking out onto the world, and very often similar thought patterns as well. Btw, if you haven't come across it before, there's a video about this kind of thing which I'm sure you'd find really interesting. It's called "Gary Yourofsky - The Most Important Speech You Will Ever Hear".

@victoriabaker4400 20 күн бұрын

I also had a fish that did super interesting things, much like you are describing. Sadly, he too would leap out. I learned a long time ago that friendship with humans isn't always in a wild animal's best interest, we can't always protect them from things they are exposed to because of our friendship. Anyway, I'll never forget that fish.

@AlphaOmegaKnight77658 9 күн бұрын

I had a betta fish who would swim up whenever I got near my desk with his tank after coming back from school. Now I have a convict cichlid who swims up for food and shakes whenever I get close. However, when anyone else comes up to feed it, it swims down to the corner of the tank and doesn’t take the food like when I feed it. Fish can be special pets just as much as dogs and cats.

@alinatekumara8541 21 күн бұрын

Thats wonderful. Keep Training him. But also give him a mate please! They are social animals

@zartic4life 21 күн бұрын

I have had many Betta's and only one of them (RIP) showed natural curiosity and awareness. I suppose that also applies to humans lol

@bigmikestan 21 күн бұрын

I wish all fish in takes have someone like this .

@averieldeathrider8407 21 күн бұрын

I love this!! Wholesome!!

@janelightning73 20 күн бұрын

Such adorableness.

@einienj3281 21 күн бұрын

Aaww... My gold fish were like little puppies! Like seriously! I miss them 💔💔

@JeannetteReed 21 күн бұрын

Bwahaha Adorable!!!! Lucky fish pal. So much attention and love! 🎉

@carrieandretti 17 күн бұрын

Wow! I had no idea fish tricks was something that could be done. You're a great fishie parent!!

@june2420111 18 күн бұрын

My mom had one of these beta fish. She would put her finger near the top and the little fish would come up for pets. She cried when it died. Who knew they had so much personality.

@VGobaira 21 күн бұрын

Why am I crying?😂😂❤❤❤

@user-tk1dy9or9o 21 күн бұрын

AMAZED BUT I KNOW ALL ANIMALS HAVE TALENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@dianaceliz3096 21 күн бұрын

Fishes are special and beautiful 😍💛🧡💖🌟🍀

@rosejackson8835 21 күн бұрын

Learned to do those because anything but swimming round and round the goldfish bowl😂😂😂

@BrianLockett 20 күн бұрын

I feel like most Betta fish owners already know this. They're known as very sociable, interactive fish with their owners. My sibling owned one that would very specifically greet them by swimming to the surface to be brushed by their fingers in the water. There's more upstairs in these creatures than we credit them and far more than enough reason for shops to stop selling them in horribly-tiny little bags of water.

@evelynpagan8135 21 күн бұрын

That's so cute

@susan7204 20 күн бұрын

My beta, Bruce Lee, use to greet me when I came home. Would do his lil wiggle & get excited. Maybe cause he knew I was going to feed him but he was smart! He use to want to fight my finger, haha!! 😃

@nancymolina10195 21 күн бұрын

Make this video a 1 million’s view n likes.

@BlenderStudy 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for the update, The Dodo..!! This video inspires and brilliantly showcases the remarkable intelligence of fish, highlighting the boundless potential of our aquatic companions to amaze and entertain us..!! ❤

@sitihalimahningsih2701 21 күн бұрын

😂😂❤❤❤ VERY AMAZING

@cheetifamily 21 күн бұрын

Hi Hoomans it's me Cheeti with my two new born baby kittens and we want some love and support from you all 🥺😍😍❤️❤️

@user-tk1dy9or9o 21 күн бұрын

HEY THEY SHOULD HAVE AN OBSTACLE COURSE FOR FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!! LIKE WITH DOGS!!!

@pca9041 21 күн бұрын

Your caps lock button appears to be stuck on the "on" position.

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

@@pca9041 SO IS MINE! Oh no, it's okay. I fixed it.

@user-tk1dy9or9o 21 күн бұрын

WELL IAM INCREDIBLY PASSIONATE ABOUT ALL CREATURES SO IAM STANDING OUT ABOUT IT SO WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I LOVE ALL ANIMALS!!!

@ritahorvath8207 21 күн бұрын

. p l e a s e c a l m d o w n .

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@wolfman3295 21 күн бұрын

I think this is the first video I have watched about fish tricks, very good and very interesting. I knew fish could sense things but not like this.

@einienj3281 21 күн бұрын

I have seen a man spoon feed a fish 😂

@shalacarter6658 21 күн бұрын

Maybe he can make a new kit for my turtle! He knows that I mean food and is always excited to see me. Well, even if it's not a feeding day, he still wants to be fed. How fun!!!!!! :)

@beecat9843 21 күн бұрын

you should definitely learn more about target training, and maybe check out Lori Torini’s channel! she works with snakes, but she has some amazing videos about training reptiles, and I’ve actually used them to help target train my tiny skink! also, maybe look into teaching your turtle to choose a treat by having them associate targets with different foods!

@jojojo9779 20 күн бұрын

My daughter had a gold fish. But He only did tricks with me. My daughter was so upset her gold fish did not really play with her but only with me 😅

@Petr.500 21 күн бұрын

This cool! 😄😃😀😆😂🙂

@antoniusrono 21 күн бұрын

Interesting story ❤❤❤

@bellastubblefield8979 21 күн бұрын

All of God's beautiful animals are intelligent. 😊

@juliemackenzie1978 21 күн бұрын

Very cool. 👍😊👏

@AndrewDavis-sj6mb 21 күн бұрын

Improvise + Pet fish is awesome flair🎉

@PaperMario64 21 күн бұрын

This is pretty awesome 😊😊😊

@bukhtiarshah9843 21 күн бұрын

Beautiful ❤❤❤

@marksmithro5048 20 күн бұрын

I find it funny that back then people used to think fishes are stupid. That they have goldfish memory. and we were taught that. And here we are years later that fishes (and I guess possibly science/technology to go with it...) underestimated us (or them).

@lisanguyen6324 21 күн бұрын

Fish can eventually recognize their own name

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

That's really interesting, but I'm not especially surprised. I read a book called "What a Fish Knows" last year, about the scientific evidence surrounding fish intelligence and emotional complexity. It was absolutely fascinating.

@lisanguyen6324 20 күн бұрын

@user-wv8ju3dw8s This was more personal experience! I often visited a friend who had beta that kept dying. She expected him to live a short life too so she kept asking Are You Dead Yet? Eventually the fish thought that was his name and responded to it. It was too long of a name so we shortened it to Aydy and he took to that as his name too. Ironically he lived to be the longest living beta she had at 2.5 years old with an interest in rabbit themed things and was able to do spin arounds for food

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

@@lisanguyen6324 It's very interesting that he had an interest in rabbit themed things! Sounds like Aydy lived a happy life. I hope the tank was big, and that there wasn't any loneliness. It's always worrying, because if they have a major problem (like being incredibly bored most of the time) it'd be hard for them to communicate that.

@FishFeelPain 19 күн бұрын

Loved this--TY!!!

@astrid703 20 күн бұрын

Mythbusters did an episode where they (Jaime and Adam) competed to train goldfish (Jaime won) to bust the myth that goldfish have a 3 second memory. They disproved the myth! Quite soundly. The episode is now on KZfaq if anyone wants to see it.

@dwraine1 20 күн бұрын

💖🥰 Fist/Fin Bump from a ♓ Pisces! Adorable! 🤜

@millenialsmom2214 20 күн бұрын

Who knew? That's awesome!

@OggyBella-sx5qd 21 күн бұрын

Love from oggy&bella ❤

@GoogleAccount0 21 күн бұрын

Human are so full of themselves that they have to dismis intelligence of other species and act surprised whenever other animals are just themselves, highly intelligent and determined to survive in a dangerous world.

@Skank_and_Gutterboy 21 күн бұрын

I had no idea about any of this.

@KiMatrixToo 21 күн бұрын

For some reason this didn't surprise me at all but I was very delighted. You get to work at the dodo! I do believe that fish swim around and seem content but that they are trainable and like all of us working our brains and our muscles and specific way is very rewarding thank you for this video

@kimbratton9620 20 күн бұрын

That's awesome and amazing!!

@yomi5499 20 күн бұрын

You know comments on the Legend Tiegen video are bad when the dodo turns comments off. Humanity didn't disappoint 😀

@yomi5499 20 күн бұрын

@@CC-uz2qy they are the definition of filth

@JamesSmith-tl5zy 20 күн бұрын

That is so cool I love this channel thank you ❤️❤️❤️

@shellycooper1210 20 күн бұрын

My goldfish, Lucky, was smart. He would recognize me, splash me when I fed him, and after a tank cleaning he would rearrange his stones.❤

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

That's absolutely adorable. ❤

@debbieclem4073 21 күн бұрын

Wow cool interesting to know fish can be affectionate and smart Sweet ❤

@ritahorvath8207 21 күн бұрын

. Why is the " music " so loud ?

@bohditony 21 күн бұрын

💓fish are intelligent & curious fish do not need to do tricks

@tanja6614 21 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

@NguyenVinhHang 21 күн бұрын

Water or land animals are friends and not food, and it makes me proud to think maybe one day our oceans and streams will still be abundant with plants and animals for future generations 😊

@shalacarter6658 21 күн бұрын

Not at the rate we are polluting our waters. :( I watch Ocean Conservation Namibia. They go out several times a week to rescue entangled Cape Fur Seals. And ghost nets, esp gill nets? Don't get me started! I get email notifications from our Game and Parks when they do lake testing for e-coli and other bacteria. It's a great resource.

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

Friends and not food - yes, exactly!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@shalacarter6658 20 күн бұрын

@@user-wv8ju3dw8s Always did wonder what the sharks ate after that. :)

@fuferito 20 күн бұрын

I love how The Dodo chose to shut down comments rather than take down their latest video of the reprehensible Chrissy Teigen.

@gopugmama4408 21 күн бұрын

It's been really nice hearing from the employees at The Dodo. So happy that they are as thrilled to have pets as we are and to share their personal stories with us!😺🐶🐮🐷🐭🐰🦜🐟💗

@Gman-cr8rq 21 күн бұрын

This stuff is too cool. Never seen this crap before and I've seen a whole bunch of fish videos.

@magietagie 21 күн бұрын

💖💖💖

@lindamon5101 21 күн бұрын

Dodo please stop the split screen

@animegirlhaven 21 күн бұрын

❤

@angelacatellani5731 21 күн бұрын

Wonderful I love fish so much ❤❤❤

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

Me too! You might like the book "What a Fish Knows", by the biologist Jonathan Balcombe. It's fascinating. It goes through all the scientific evidence about the intelligence and emotional complexity of fish. It's a bestseller!

@vipahman 21 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, Napolean was Born Aparte from his brain. 🤣

@BarbJoT 19 күн бұрын

🐟 💕

@ingosippel9653 21 күн бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@organizedchaos7606 21 күн бұрын

🤣🤣

@Luna_moon_1127 21 күн бұрын

It is amazing to think about, but this is proof to people who say oh it’s just a fish. It doesn’t matter when it lives in they don’t care. Yes they do because they are smart and intelligent just because their intelligence level isn’t quite as high as ours doesn’t mean, they can’t learn to do things, or know that their environment is really crappy, my beta fish used to know how to do a ton of tricks. And he loved doing it

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 20 күн бұрын

Exactly. People make up all kinds of negative nonsense about fish and other animals in order to try to justify the fact that they don't treat them better.

@Syren90...Aka9 21 күн бұрын

Sooooo, which fish is going to be called Sokka?❤🎉

@josiecirigliano9134 21 күн бұрын

♥️👍

@elenapetrova1389 21 күн бұрын

😮😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@pippastar1606 21 күн бұрын

sooooooo how did Napolean do??

@jeffiscool 19 күн бұрын

Napoleon!!!!

@user-wv8ju3dw8s 21 күн бұрын

Great video, but having read the incredible, bestselling book "What a Fish Knows", by the biologist Jonathan Balcombe, which goes through all the scientific evidence about the intellectual and emotional complexity of fish, seeing them behaving in this way didn't surprise me in the least!