Flashlight for Training Fish

onyx · Oct 17, 2006

Hi guys,

I'm a dog trainer, and I want to start training my fish.

My aquarium is currently lighted by a 250W Metal Halide lamp.

I need to find a flashlight which is powerful enough to light thru the metal halide without blinding the fish.

Would a Walmart flashlight work?

I have seen some at 1 000 000 candlelight, but they seem more like "flood" lights.

I'd like something small though =)

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

TooManyGizmos · Oct 17, 2006

:laughing:

onyx ,

Train your fish to do tricks in the daytime

That way you won't need a flashlight ......

and you'll save a lot of money not buying batteries .

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. What the heck do you mean..

:laughing: :grin2:

....train fish ?????
Do you want em to roll over...... play dead...and float to the top ???
I never heard of such a thing ... can you show us a video ?????

.:laughing:............

.......... :popcorn:

.......... TMG/ :grin2:

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jnj1033 · Oct 17, 2006

I suspect we're being had. Training fish... mumble...
Pretty funny, though.

TooManyGizmos · Oct 17, 2006

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

onyx ,

Are you training them to respond to voice commands or hand signals ???

Are you gonna use a leash ?????

TooManyGizmos · Oct 17, 2006

:laughing::laughing:

:sssh:

..... I can sell you a silent fish whistle ......... $50.00....PM me for details and PayPal address .

........................ :grin2:

TMG

LoneRebel · Oct 17, 2006

Unless your fish is named flipper I wouldnt bother trying to train it.

TooManyGizmos · Oct 17, 2006

A trained Attack fish ....................... to bite fishermen !!!

maybe a pirranah ???

TooManyGizmos · Oct 17, 2006

..

.....now I'm gonna get .:banned:. for acting juvenile ...

sorry ........ i'm gone

Flying Turtle · Oct 17, 2006

Something fishy here. Sorry

Geoff

AW · Oct 17, 2006

Check out these trained goldfish :

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=8e4db9b9f33b22abab54ec1f5fcb3791.636945&fr=yvmtf

Casual Flashlight User · Oct 17, 2006

Never read so much codswallap in my life...

CFU

onyx · Oct 17, 2006

The light is not to light up the tank.

It is used as a marker signal.

A light is used to tell the fish what it is that earned him his food.

So you can use basically train your fish to do anything, just like you can train a chicken to dance.

I was just wondering what model would be the brightest? And if the wal-mart flashlights are any good.

Thanks

Kwartjuh · Oct 17, 2006

Everybody things that fish are stupid, but thats not the case!
It took me less than a week of feeding to train them to suck at my fingertips when they want food when i put my hand in the water

snakebite · Oct 17, 2006

did you train these?
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/fishfly.asp
btw common aquarium fish can be trained.its just a conditioned response.
as a kid i would dampen a finger and dip it into the fishfood canister.
the fish would eat it right off the finger.you could stick a clean finger in the tank and they would nibble at it.they simply associate the finger with food.

PoliceScannerMan · Oct 17, 2006

How bout a cheap laser pointer?

Fish are trainable guys, I've seen firsthand, an oscar play fetch. The owner would toss a ping pong ball to the end of the tank, then the oscar would "nose" the ball back to him, awesome!

onyx · Oct 17, 2006

Well my only concern is that the fish would "miss" the marker signal.

Meaning I would flash it, and he wouldn't see it.

x-ray · Oct 17, 2006

Are you looking for a narrow beam that the fish can follow or a wide beam that will light up the whole tank.

Do fish have good eyesight? What about the ability to see differant colored light?

onyx · Oct 17, 2006

Just a wide beam to light up the fish. But it has to be strong enough that the fish sees it.

onyx · Oct 17, 2006

Where can I buy police flashlights, or VERY POWERFUL compact flashlights in Ontario Canada?

I live in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

... Thanks for any information :candle:

Cliffnopus · Oct 17, 2006

It's real difficult to train them not to go potty in the water.

Cliff

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