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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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.
Absolutely right. Very well said! 👍👍👍
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.
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.
MythBusters did a special on teaching goldfish to work through mazes to get food. They are teachable.
Oh, you should see the video of the octopus❤❤❤
Yup. The 15 second memory is complete garbage.
@@einienj3281thats a myth
"Good boy!" to a fish is hilarious.
Cheer up !
That was cute! 👍
My pond fish recognise me for food. For years people said they had a three second memory.
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)
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.
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
Yeah, those little tubs are terrible.
Those round bowls.... 😠
I had a beta fish who would swim over to me and swim to the surface to take treats from my hand. RIP Maximillian💖
ALL pets are there waiting when you pass over.
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!
When hungry, my gold fish taps on the aquarium thermometer.
They recognize people also 🎉
We’re constantly surprised by animal intelligence-it’s us who are biased and somewhat arrogant about our alleged intelligence.
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.
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.❤️🤗
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👍❤️
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!
OMG TOTALLY PRECIOUS!!!
I realy didnt know a fish can do this. Thank you for information.
Fish are reall smart!! They reminds me of dolphins!! They are just awesome sea creatures!! WOW!!
This is great, just love your pet to the fullest and give them the life you wish someone would give you.
Absolutely right. 👍👍👍
Oh wow this is so cool. Thank you sharing this.
My goldfish were extremely smart.❤❤❤
I gave toys to my gold fish, they were super smart!
Yes me too. I had a little castle for them too ❤😊
@@mazie7952 Same! 😄
@@einienj3281 sweet 🤗
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😂😂❤❤🐠🐠
Damn , these fish are smarter than trump
Make Aquariums Great Again.
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.
Wow, never thought they could do those things!?? Amazing!
Adorable 🥰
That's pretty cool how awesome is that I didn't know you can teach your fish how to do tricks ❤
The more you learn about animals the more you realise how brilliant and misunderstood they are
I love how sweet and unassuming the guy is...
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 :(
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.
@@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.
@@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".
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.
Thats wonderful. Keep Training him. But also give him a mate please! They are social animals
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
Aaww... My gold fish were like little puppies! Like seriously! I miss them 💔💔
Why am I crying?😂😂❤❤❤
Such adorableness.
I wish all fish in takes have someone like this .
Hi Hoomans it's me Cheeti with my two new born baby kittens and we want some love and support from you all 🥺😍😍❤️❤️
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.
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..!! ❤
HEY THEY SHOULD HAVE AN OBSTACLE COURSE FOR FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!! LIKE WITH DOGS!!!
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@@pca9041 SO IS MINE! Oh no, it's okay. I fixed it.
WELL IAM INCREDIBLY PASSIONATE ABOUT ALL CREATURES SO IAM STANDING OUT ABOUT IT SO WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I LOVE ALL ANIMALS!!!
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I love this!! Wholesome!!
Bwahaha Adorable!!!! Lucky fish pal. So much attention and love! 🎉
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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.
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!!!!!! :)
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!
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.
AMAZED BUT I KNOW ALL ANIMALS HAVE TALENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fishes are special and beautiful 😍💛🧡💖🌟🍀
Loved this--TY!!!
That's so cute
Wow! I had no idea fish tricks was something that could be done. You're a great fishie parent!!
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!! 😃
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.
I have seen a man spoon feed a fish 😂
Improvise + Pet fish is awesome flair🎉
Fish can eventually recognize their own name
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.
@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
@@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.
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 😅
That is so cool I love this channel thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Learned to do those because anything but swimming round and round the goldfish bowl😂😂😂
This cool! 😄😃😀😆😂🙂
That's awesome and amazing!!
💖🥰 Fist/Fin Bump from a ♓ Pisces! Adorable! 🤜
Interesting story ❤❤❤
Beautiful ❤❤❤
Very cool. 👍😊👏
This is pretty awesome 😊😊😊
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 KZhead if anyone wants to see it.
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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
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).
Wonderful I love fish so much ❤❤❤
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!
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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.❤
That's absolutely adorable. ❤
Make this video a 1 million’s view n likes.
Wow cool interesting to know fish can be affectionate and smart Sweet ❤
All of God's beautiful animals are intelligent. 😊
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Who knew? That's awesome!
You know comments on the Legend Tiegen video are bad when the dodo turns comments off. Humanity didn't disappoint 😀
@@CC-uz2qy they are the definition of filth
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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 😊
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.
Friends and not food - yes, exactly!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@user-wv8ju3dw8s Always did wonder what the sharks ate after that. :)
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. Why is the " music " so loud ?
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
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.
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Love from oggy&bella ❤
I had no idea about any of this.
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.
💓fish are intelligent & curious fish do not need to do tricks
Dodo please stop the split screen
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!😺🐶🐮🐷🐭🐰🦜🐟💗
Unfortunately, Napolean was Born Aparte from his brain. 🤣
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I love how The Dodo chose to shut down comments rather than take down their latest video of the reprehensible Chrissy Teigen.
Instead, there is a simpler way: knock on the tank when you feed the fish, as many times as you like. If you repeat this action, the fish will gradually become accustomed to humans through their learning ability. I don't know if the person is studying a different field of ichthyology, but it is easiest to explain things in a way that is easy for anyone to understand. Scholars often talk at length, but it is difficult to get the main points across. It is easier for the general public to understand if you explain things succinctly. ※ Just because you learn academic knowledge doesn't mean that animals will listen to you or understand you. When dealing with living creatures, there are no textbooks and experience is the most important thing. Goldfish are a species that has been artificially bred through selective breeding, so they are a fish that are easily accustomed to humans.😊 By the way, the area where I live is one of the three major goldfish producing areas in Japan, and is a historic town that is officially recognized as a town.🤫
This is not even a debate skar king is nothing compared to the power levels of king Ghidorah
This stuff is too cool. Never seen this crap before and I've seen a whole bunch of fish videos.
Sooooo, which fish is going to be called Sokka?❤🎉
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!
sooooooo how did Napolean do??
When we basically destroyed most of earth ecosystems we finally figure out, "oh wait! Most animals are way smarter then we thought! And they feel!"
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