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I went down to my local fish store looking for a female Betta, to possibly start breeding. I started talking to the owner of the store, and we got to talking about bonding with a Betta, and he gave me some good ideas on how to bond with your fish:

– You can feed them with tweezers, baby shrimp or blood worms are your best bet here.

-You can talk to them while feeding, this conditions the fish so when he/she “hears” your voice they come to the top of the tank….strange huh?

– “Pet” your Betta, rinse of your hards before hand, and you can LIGHTLY stroke your fish with your finger a couple times. Don’t be surprised if your fish doesn’t like this. (I personally don’t like this idea, try at your own risk!) – Finally you can “Hunt” with your Betta, put a baby shrimp on a piece of string or fishing line, and move it around the top of the tank, this will drive your fish nuts! they will chase it for several minutes. After awhile let your guy have it, he worked hard!

Some of these things may not be right for you or your fish, and the more time you spend with your betta, you’ll find out exactly what they like and don’t like.

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