Ivory is my third, and favourite (still living) fighting fish, he is a breed named "orange dalmatian" I have no idea what that actually means in the fish world, however I have recently discovered that his fearlessness coupled with his agility, and possibly some anger issues, give him the ability to jump out of the water and attack my finger.
Of course, he does this because he thinks there's food on it. And, to be fair, there usually is. I feel unfair getting so much enjoyment seeing him lithely leap from the water with him not getting any in return.
I put a little pellet of food on my finger and hold it perhaps 2 or 3 centimetres, and watch him slowly swim towards it, circle it under the water, pause and then leap suddenly. It's so quick you could miss it, you'd need a high speed camera to see it properly, but it is amazing to watch, and I can't help feeling a little prouder of my Ivory, even if he is due to become a little fatter because of it.
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