2006-11-17 23:53:31 · 28 answers · asked by my_1stherald 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
they are supposed to have an 8 second memory,but when i go to feed them they rise to the top of tank knowing they are about to be feed,so if they have no memory how do they know im going to feed them.
2006-11-17 23:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Shaun R 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have chillids and 1 is a bully and attacks 1 fish in particular,l took the bully out of the tank for about 2 months to give the bullied fish time to recover from his injury's,as soon as i put the bully back in he went straight for the 1 he hates and there are around 30 fish to choose from.They must have a long memory!!!
2006-11-18 00:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jacqui 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had fish for years and they remembered me when I came home from school. If they had a 3-second memory, they would have had a better memory than Ron Regan! Even a snail in my aquarium would crawl over to the glass where I was standing when I came home. And a snail has a lower intelligence than a fish!!
2006-11-18 06:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I knew a psychologist that studied fish in uni. They have far greater memory than three seconds, as some have noticed, they remember motions leading to feeding, or as in the case of the silver dollar, being isolated for treatments.
It may explain why some fish never are caught, they may have learned and remembered, either a close call, or perhaps seen another caught. Who knows at this point the extent to which a fish may learn. That is still uncharted territory.
As far as me, what was your question?
2006-11-18 00:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not only do goldfish have a good long term memory, they also have a sense of the time of day. An experiment was made where goldfish pressed levers to be fed, and the goldfish learned which lever to press for food. When the lever was made to only activate at a certain time of day, the fish after a while stopped trying to press the button at other times.
Also see this amazing video of trained goldfish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGw6EhBtznM
2006-11-18 04:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by David J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have kept fish for over twenty years and they do have a memory
more than 3 seconds as mine always now which end of the tank my automatic feeder is
2006-11-19 06:52:34 · answer #6 · answered by george r. n. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Most people who keep fish will tell you that their fish will gather in the corner at the top of the tank, when you go near them. They remember where the feeding area is.
2006-11-17 23:58:11 · answer #7 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a Silver Dollar fish that I had to treat with antibiotics once. He was never afraid until I had to put him in another tank and treat him. He hated this. That was two years ago and he still seems afraid now when I open the lid. I think he still remembers the incidence.
2006-11-17 23:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by Reader 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No they actually have very good memories.. sometimes i will be away from my house for a week and my dad will feed my fish for me, and they will all hide, but when i feed them they all go to the top to wait for food.
2006-11-18 05:47:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Zoeksalami... I watched that episode and fish can actually learn and have long term memory. They were pretty smart fishy at the end of their training...
2006-11-17 23:58:48 · answer #10 · answered by erotikos_stratiotis 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋