The funniest thing I have seen

[BettaMomma]

Last night i was feeding my girls blood worms off a measuring spoon.
I never used to give them to them very often so they really didn't get too excited when I came over to feed them. But.... now that little Liza is in the tank I have to give her bloodworms every other day, cuz that plus peas is all she'll eat.

So ANYWAY.... now when I open the tank lid to feed them, the girls all line up and climb all over each other hoping to get all the food - and last night, they started jumping out of the water to get at the spoon with the food on it. It was so funny - Liza flew up and out of the water - splatted up agains the side of the tank and slid down into the water. It startled me at first, but she was just fine - and came back for more. They can jump a good 2 - 3 inches in height, and from their takeoff spot to where they hit the water again can sometimes be as much as 6 inches. It is great entertainment if you're ever bored - see if your fish jump for their food (just make sure the lid is covering the jumping areas to prevent any disasters.

 

[WILDER]

Bless them sound like preforming dolphins.

 

[littlefishie]

And this is why I love bettas.. they're just as crazy as me!

 

[3fsh]

SEEEEE!!! I told you that you could get them to jump for food!!! No one believed me, but it's true. I make mine jump for their pellets every morning. My favorite part of the jump is the precious little butt wiggle before they launch themselves into the air.

 

[BettaMomma]

Oh boy do they jump! and HIGH! It is quite possibly one of the most funniest things i've ever seen. My stomach hurt when I went to bed last night because we had been laughing so much.

I'm going to take my camera home tonight and try to get one of them in mid-air. I know it will be hard but I'll try.

My favorite part was when Liza splatted against the glass and you could hear a "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" as she slid down the glass and into the water.
lol

 

[BettaMomma]

This is the best I could do for photos of jumpers.. heh heh

Millie was doing most of the jumping last night.
here is the progression....
She's making her way around the back of everyone to get ready to make her run...

(she's the dark one in the back)
Here, she's making the turn to get ready to jump...

And viola! This is her landing sideways into the water after she jumped...

They're so dang fast it's the best I could do.
This is the new entertainment at our house now.
If we get bored, we open the top of the tank and (with clean hands, of course) stick a finger down an inch or so above the water and watch em fly.
It's so very funny.

 

[soritan]

Sori started to jump relatively recently (I figure that means he's over the "I got out! Alive!" phase of getting out of the petstore), the first time he did that, I jumped, too. The kid bit me! Of course it didn't hurt, but he made me squeek in a most undignified way.

Now, he jumps every time I put my hand over the water, and it's getting really hard not to overfeed him because whenever he jumps, I have to resist the "good boy" *reward* reflex.

 

[Joby]

LOL! I can just hear the noise as they slide down the glass

I still freak out when mine jump as I've had a few land on the floor

Excellent clear pics by the way