Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tank)
- G S P Freak
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Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tank)
I was browsing goodwill, and I found this! Was only 5.99+tax, and considering retail is like $30-40, I couldn't pass up trying it out. At first I thought about buying a betta (GF has wanted one for a while) or a goldfish, but then I though there is no reason it couldn't work for a puffer, they're smarter than goldfish! So when I have time, probably during thanksgiving or christmas break, I might try to see if I can train Binks .
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Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan
Let us know how this works for you!
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Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan
Fantastic a puffer wold be the perfect subject for this.
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Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan
One of my lfs pointed this out when i was buying the r2 target feeder. And yea its normally like $45. Would love to hear how the puff does with it.
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Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan
Fourty-five dollars? Jesus First-World Christ.
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Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan
Great can't wait to hear how this goes
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Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan
Something to think about: Most of my fish have a natural fear of a net and swim away. So this training them to put the ball in the net (goal)... will it make it easier for me to catch my fish since they will be trained to go into the net?
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- G S P Freak
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- My Puffers: Figure Eight Puffers, Binks (29G)
Dwarf puffers, named "He-Puffer" (male) and She-puffer (female) (10g)
Non-puffer:
1 Red-eared slider, Tortuga (female)(100g)
1 rubber lip pleco - Location (country): USA, Indiana
Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan
Hah, never thought of it like that, I doubt itd worked that way though. I think after a while they'd realize the moving net = swim away!!DMD123 wrote:Something to think about: Most of my fish have a natural fear of a net and swim away. So this training them to put the ball in the net (goal)... will it make it easier for me to catch my fish since they will be trained to go into the net?
I'll try to keep you guys updated, but with finals coming up I won't have time to attempt this until break, so it may be a week or two until I can update. If all goes well I plan to make vids!
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.
-John Ruskin-
"I have to laugh when people call fish-keeping a hobby, if anything, it's a science... and for some, an obsession." - Me
-John Ruskin-
"I have to laugh when people call fish-keeping a hobby, if anything, it's a science... and for some, an obsession." - Me