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Old 01-15-2013, 05:21 AM
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How about a round teething ring?
As long as its not filled with anything that might be an idea.

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Really, I see no harm in trying. I actually watched a whole documentary the other night about 'enhancement crews' that work in zoos that go around and make enhancements to the habitats to combat boredom. One of the points I remember someone saying was keeping an animal in captivity is 25% biology, 75% psychology. One of the biggest challenges is mental health. I don't see why this would not apply to fish, especially the more clever ones like triggers.

The biggest thing to make sure of is that whatever you put in there is aquarium safe. You might have to try a few objects to find the ones he likes best but this could be a fun experiment. Try things that look like objects they're more familiar with (rocks, etc) and try some on the total opposite end of the scale that are bright, crazy objects. See what he goes for.
Makes sense and it would be interesting to see what preferences he has.
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If he's anything like the triggers I've be diving with he would really like my diving fins
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I have seen small diving fins on someones keychain. lol
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When I hade a FOWL aggresive tank i'd put a ping pong ball in for my trigger. At the time I had a glass cover and it got a little noisy though. He loved it.
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When I hade a FOWL aggresive tank i'd put a ping pong ball in for my trigger. At the time I had a glass cover and it got a little noisy though. He loved it.
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I was thinking about it and it seems he enjoys the process of taking the powerhead apart, more so then, he plays with the part he takes off. Maybe some sort of puzzle toy???
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Try doing what they do for octopus and put some food into a contain or sorts that he has to figure out how to open.
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