| It turns out that all of the old stories
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| | a fish learns to use it through trial and
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| about fish having three second memories
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| | error. At some point a fish will
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| are untrue.
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| | accidentally make the dispenser work and
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| During recent scientific studies, fish
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| | will receive the reward of food. The
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| have been taught many long-term skills
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| | reward entices the fish to perform the
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| that they are capable of remembering over
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| | same behaviors as the first time and
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| the course of many months.
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| | receive the reward again at a later time.
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| Dr Phil Gee from the University of
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| | At this point the fish is trained to use
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| Plymouth says,
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| | the lever.
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| "Research has also shown that fish can
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| | Conditioning a fish to respond to a
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| learn to distinguish between different
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| | command is a slightly different task.
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| shapes, colors and sounds. They can even
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| | One of your options is to wait until you
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| learn that pressing a lever will dispense
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| | see your fish performing the behavior
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| food at certain times of the day."
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| | that you want, perform the trigger (e.g.
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| The applications of this newfound skill
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| | a unique noise like a bell) and give your
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| are still being explored but fish farmers
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| | fish a reward (e.g. food). Over time, if
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| are set to capitalize on it by training
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| | you do this while giving your fish a
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| fish to swim to feeding stations.
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| | reward one in three of the times that
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| Hang on a second and read the results
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| | this works then your fish will become
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| before I teach you how it's done.
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| | conditioned to respond to the noise in
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| At a certain time of day, every day, the
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| | this way.
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| fish will respond to a specific,
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| | For more complicated behaviors that your
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| pre-trained noise and all swim to the
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| | fish does not already use then do the
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| same place in a lake. This even works
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| | same as above only in stages building up
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| when the fish are in open water, free to
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| | to the final behavior. For example,
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| roam as they please.
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| | condition your fish to swim forwards on
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| This system is using fish's intelligence
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| | command, and then swim backwards on a
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| to better improve their quality of life
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| | different command until you have trained
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| and at the same time keep the animal
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| | it to do laps.
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| rights activists at bay. The fact that
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| | The principals of classical conditioning
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| fish can be reliably trained to be called
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| | hold that this will always work the same
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| on command for feeding and monitoring
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| | way it does with dogs and the dolphins
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| means that the fish farmers can now keep
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| | that you see in sea world.
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| the fish without using cages.
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| | I hope that this article has at least
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| -- So how exactly do I go about training
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| | been interesting for you to read and
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| a fish? What can I teach it to do?
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| | maybe given a few hobbyists some ideas
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| The most basic way of training a fish to
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| | for their fish.
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| perform a task would be through what
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| | If, by any chance, you are a fish-owner
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| psychologists call "Operant
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| | looking for fish related supplies for
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| Conditioning". It means that the fish
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| | decent prices online then I highly
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| will learn how to operate a simple device
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| | recommend
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| simply because when by chance they do
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| | "With literally thousands of items in
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| operate it they get a reward.
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| | stock and ready to ship, you can be
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| A basic type of operant conditioning
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| | assured that you'll receive what you need
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| device for fish is a small box with a
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| | quickly. See us for aquarium lighting,
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| sensitive lever that will dispense food
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| | aquarium filters, aquarium chillers,
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| when the lever is pressed. To see a video
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| | external water pumps, tank heaters,
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| of a fish doing this go here:
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| | protein skimmers and so much more.
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| Download the video and watch.
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| | We carry all the top brands with the best
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| You see the fish operating a very
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| | prices you'll find anywhere online. Shop
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| sensitive form of lever rigged to a food
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| | in our convenient online store for brands
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| dispensing device. With a little bit of
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| | like Mag-drive, Kent Marine, E.S.V.,
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| thought, something similar would not be
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| | Dolphin Pumps, JBJ, Aqua Logic, Ice Cap,
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| difficult to make.
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| | Aqua Medic Lighting, Sunlight Lighting,
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| You can buy fish food dispensers with
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| | Current USA, Neptune Systems and other
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| small levers online and the idea is that
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| | leading quality brands.
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