Guppy hunt!

hjelte · 02-15-2007, 12:09 PM

hi everyone! Tought I´d share this with you. My radix chasing her own food. I filmed this in december I believe...you wouldn´t believe how much she has grown since I started feeding her pinkys a short while after this....
Here is the youtube-link

YouTube - Garter hunting guppy

Stefan-A · 02-15-2007, 01:33 PM

Nice.

I'd love to see mine hunt, purely out of curiosity, but unfortunately (it's debatable, I know) it's illegal to feed live vertebrates to other animals here.

Snaky · 02-15-2007, 01:47 PM

Thanks for sharing, it's always fun these movies. I find them rather silly when they're fishing small fish. It's quite nice to see in real life, I've seen the same thing with mine on some guppy hunt.

hjelte · 02-15-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Nice.

I'd love to see mine hunt, purely out of curiosity, but unfortunately (it's debatable, I know) it's illegal to feed live vertebrates to other animals here.

Seriously? I had no idea things were like that in Finland, seeing as we´re in neighbouring countrys and all...but...if you buy guppies in the pet-shop and then feed ´em to your garters....no one will ever know...

Stefan-A · 02-15-2007, 02:12 PM

Except if I film it..

Yeah, it's weird. We usually see Sweden as the country with all the restrictions and patronizing laws.

Animal protection is taken very seriously here though. But you can still feed them live worms.

Sid · 02-15-2007, 02:50 PM

Really neat. Thanks for sharing.

Sid

GarterGuy · 02-15-2007, 10:54 PM

Cool little vid, wasn't sure he was going to catch any of them....LOL.

Cazador · 02-15-2007, 10:59 PM

Christopher,
Nice video! I love how they get completely into the water and swim around to get a meal. Looks like good exercise and a nice bit of stimulation to break up their daily routine. Thanks for sharing,
Rick

hjelte · 02-16-2007, 04:17 AM

I´m glad that you all liked it. And trust me, she as a bit more accuracy these days

I will post a new one the next time it´s guppy-time. And now I´ve learned where the zoom-function on my camera is as well

But I agree, it is a real treat to get to see them go in to the water and swim around trying to catch the fish, and that was my idea to begin with. To offer more exercise and try to simulate what she might encounter in the wild, so to say.

hjelte · 02-16-2007, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Except if I film it..

Yeah, it's weird. We usually see Sweden as the country with all the restrictions and patronizing laws.

Animal protection is taken very seriously here though. But you can still feed them live worms.

I see....well I´m sorry to hear that, for you and your garter that is. Of course I wouldn´t encourage you to violate animal-protection laws

I was just kidding around....but ok..oh thats right I was gonna ask you, since you said that you had problems finding garters in finland..sorry if I have missed the info somewhere on these pages but what kind of garter was it that you had?? //chris

02-15-2007, 12:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
hjelte "First shed In Progress" Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 81 Country:	Guppy hunt! hi everyone! Tought I´d share this with you. My radix chasing her own food. I filmed this in december I believe...you wouldn´t believe how much she has grown since I started feeding her pinkys a short while after this.... Here is the youtube-link YouTube - Garter hunting guppy

02-15-2007, 01:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 4,146 Country:	Re: Guppy hunt! Nice. I'd love to see mine hunt, purely out of curiosity, but unfortunately (it's debatable, I know) it's illegal to feed live vertebrates to other animals here. __________________ Natura non contristatur

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Snaky "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,468 Country:	Re: Guppy hunt! Thanks for sharing, it's always fun these movies. I find them rather silly when they're fishing small fish. It's quite nice to see in real life, I've seen the same thing with mine on some guppy hunt.

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Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 4,146 Country:	Re: Guppy hunt! Except if I film it.. Yeah, it's weird. We usually see Sweden as the country with all the restrictions and patronizing laws. Animal protection is taken very seriously here though. But you can still feed them live worms. __________________ Natura non contristatur

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Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,363 Country:	Re: Guppy hunt! Really neat. Thanks for sharing. Sid

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Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,608 Country:	Re: Guppy hunt! Christopher, Nice video! I love how they get completely into the water and swim around to get a meal. Looks like good exercise and a nice bit of stimulation to break up their daily routine. Thanks for sharing, Rick

02-16-2007, 04:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
hjelte "First shed In Progress" Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 81 Country:	Re: Guppy hunt! I´m glad that you all liked it. And trust me, she as a bit more accuracy these days I will post a new one the next time it´s guppy-time. And now I´ve learned where the zoom-function on my camera is as well But I agree, it is a real treat to get to see them go in to the water and swim around trying to catch the fish, and that was my idea to begin with. To offer more exercise and try to simulate what she might encounter in the wild, so to say.

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