Marker / Clicker Training a Goldfish
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Good job, Andre!
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thanks for letting me know!
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Quick question---
how long did it take you to condition the marker signal light? How did you know when the fish was properly understanding the meaning of the marker signal?
I am currently (attempting to) transition from lure-based fish training (as is taught in the R2 kit) to actually being able to free-shape behavior with the fish.
Mary
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very nice!
what are you using as a reward? flakes?
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thanks this was a really helpful post. I'm trying to condition my "bridge" too, but on day 2, I don't see (or expect to see) any reaction. However, it sometimes seems as though the light elicits a "startle" behavior. I'm worried the reinforcer I am trying to condition so carefully may be intrinsically unpleasant for my fish, and therefore counterproductive. Did you notice any behavior like this when you introduced the light?
emilylanglle1 2 years ago
hi Emily,
No in fact the light produced no change in behavior when i first started. so, i felt good in using it. the 'startle' behavior you see now that it is conditioned is actually darting to seek the food as it knows its coming.
greanie 2 years ago
Hi Mary
I'm just using cheap fish flakes as he is a very small fish and that is all he can eat without filling his entire mouth for minutes.
I must have done 100s of repetitions so far like this since day one. I feel somewhere midway (day 50, approx 200th rep) he got what the event marker meant as when the light flashes, he jiggles and darts a bit, as if to anticipate having to search for the flakes that soon will be deposited. Prior, the light didn't affect his movement.
greanie 2 years ago
On that note, I did not condition the marker first before beginning shaping. He was swimming through the hoop by the first week without a lure, but I feel the light was meaningless to him early on.
greanie 2 years ago