Goldfish question?

Question

I heard that goldfish have a memory of 1 second long. Is that true?

Answer 1

Scientists at Plymouth University have successfully trained the fish to collect food at particular times of day, showing the popular notion of the three-second memory to be very fishy indeed.

The fish, previously believed to have a memory of just a few seconds, can distinguish between different times of day and can also be taught to follow a routine, according to research.

To get more information on the memory of a gold fish go to:

http://nootropics.com/intelligence/smartfish.html

Answer 2

You know this is a great question! lets do a test. I will ask my fish a question and then ask it again in one second and then repeat the same question, lets see, hold on I will be right back....................................... OK I am back, guess what! He remember the question after 2 seconds! At three seconds he was at a loss as to what the question was! So I am at this point going with the 2 second theory. Now of course this was not a complete scientific study. More will have to be done and a paper written. More later, and I mean way later. Hope this helped.

Answer 3

I am not quite sure but, goldfish have a memory of about 3 second. goldfish have a very short memory span. :)

Answer 4

No, it is not true. first of all i have goldfish and if they had a memery of a second or 3 seconds they wouldn't come to the serface every time i come into the room expecting food and the mithbusters prooved that it's false.

Answer 5

nicely tetras are tropical fish and shouldnt extremely be kept with goldfish for most causes.... a million) goldfish produce thanks to a lot waste and in case you dont sparkling it out very many times then all of your fish will struggle through 2) goldfish are coldwater fish and conserving coldwater with warmth you cant get the right temperatures for each fish it truly is undesirable for his or her well being 3) they merely shouldnt guppies can bypass both way they could devour golfish strong, i feed the guppies in my pond goldfish food. inspite of the indisputable fact that it would want to not include the right food for the tropical fish, it truly is yet another excuse they shouldnt bekept mutually

Answer 6

30 seconds

Answer 7

wrong, scientists just found out that goldfish have a 1 year memory, as based on tests done in labs.

Answer 8

If they only had a memory of one second..three seconds, or thirty seconds as others have commented..then how would they remember how to jump through hoops? Geesh people read a Dr. Seuss book!

Answer 9

Some ad on Tv says 3 seconds. I dont think it can be proven any way though. They do learn. Mine used to come up to the top of the tank for food when I walked in the room but not when anyone else did.

Answer 10

I trained my Goldfish to swim through a hoop to get fed and it remembers this every day for the past several years.....