Ever wonder how a puppet show (The Ugly Guppy) aqua-star is born (er, hatched)? Read on...

We use the reward-based, positive reinforcement methods of Operant Conditioning to teach our goldfish actors.



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Clemmie has had his first training epiphany! He gets the hoop! Here's how it happened.

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My new lionhead, Clemmie, is beginning to enjoy circus life.

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...with herself!

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Goldfish can be simultaneously lovely but comical in appearance. A cutie like Clem is ripe (pun-intended) for all sorts of nicknames. His formal name (Clement Tine) is citrus in origin (orangein?). (A Clementine is a variety of small orange.)



One cute name deserves another, though, so I sometimes call him Clemmie, C.T., or Spork (head like a spoon, tail like a fork).

If he can read lips, he's probably confused!

You know how you visit an animal shelter absolutely determined just to look, and next thing you know you've got a rowdy, yappy puppy bouncing off your walls? That happens at fish stores, too. (Except for the yapping part. And the puppy part.)

I confess! Yesterday I got a new fish from Asia, even though I swore I wouldn't. Meet Mr. Clement Tine (aka Clem N. Tine):



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... one part fish. Jor Jor's got it! Like all devoted music students, Jor Jor has advanced beyond Spinning Wheel-equivalent beginner music. She's playing at Chopin level now, making beautiful harmonies.



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My new reverse osmosis system is up and running. My goldfish tanks finally have all-round healthy water!

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I am hopeful that next month a new ranchu actor will join the cast of The Ugly Guppy, and I'm formulating a training plan.



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