Yesterday I posted a couple amazing hamster agility videos by YouTube user flybybutterflies in Singapore. Turns out that she is also able to train her goldfish! Check out the video, featuring Extreme's "More Than Words" and what I think may be a cover of Cameo's "Word Up" playing softly in the background.

flybybutterflies offers these tips on how to train your goldfish to play fetch:

Don't own a dog? Train your goldfish to play fetch. Shaping this behavior requires you to have a feeder stick and a hoop. Both items can be made on your own.

1) Feed it when it approaches the hoop

2) Feed it when it bumps its head on the hoop

3) Slowly increase the distance that it has to move the hoop

4) Try not to vary the position that you want it to bring it to.

This behavior took me many trials spread over many days to shape. Sometimes it's a lot of waiting for the fish to do something so it is time consuming and requires patience.

Check out her website, where she talks more about her pets, her training methods, and more details about hamster care at Hamtaroplanet for more videos.