do fish have fellings?

Answer 1

Yes, of course. Every animal has feelings.

Answer 2

That's actually a very interesting question that people concerned with animal welfare have been researching and discussing extensively. If you're really interested you can find some articles about the extent which various animals, including fish, feel at http://www.animalliberationfront.com/Philosophy/Morality/Biology/Biology-index.htm

There was a specific very detailed article about research into the feelings of fish somewhere, I'll edit this if I find it...

In any case the conclusions have been controversial. Fish definitely show signs of pain and some signs of awareness, but whether they're aware enough to actual feel things the way people do is unlikely. They're generally considered as feeling much less than other mammals do as well. They do feel some things however, and we have a hard time understanding the way their feelings work, so the general consensus is that they should be treated as nicely as possible just in case.

Answer 3

Do you mean physical pain or emotional pain? I don't know whether either have been unrefutably proven via any scientific method, but from my personal observations over many, many years of keeping goldfish, I can't really speak to physical pain other than to say that, if they feel pain, they seem to handle it better than humans do because I've seen some pretty bad skin damage from a disease but it takes a lot of damage for them to start acting really ill and not eating, etc. If we have half our body ravaged by a fungus or septicemia and open wounds, I can promise you we'd be the biggest crybabies around! Also, I can personally attest that my goldfish have become very depressed acting when they lose their tankmate and their personality appears to markedly improve when they get a new tankmate. To take that observation one step further in the sociability factor, for the first few days that the new tankmate is in the tank, it has been snubbed, ignored and even chased about by the existing fish, as if to say "you don't belong here, get out, where's my old friend?" But, soon enough, they become friends and rub and snuggle and follow each other everywhere. Of course, this is interpretation based on a human being's perspective of feelings, so this behavior may actually mean something completely different in the fish, however, the apparent depression is hard to excuse in my mind.

Answer 4

yes i mean my fish is like a pimp and chases all of the girl goldfishes. There is one that liks 2 stay alone. There is also 1 that does nothing so hes probably bored

Answer 5

Fish dont are not complex enough to feel things like pain, enjoyment, and the rest of these human feelings.
But can feel comfartable and the opposite of that. basicly they can feel basic emotions but they lack the brain power to process these emotions.

Answer 6

There was a study that said fish's nervous systems weren't complicated enough to feel pain. But, from my old earth science teacher he said there was another study out there that said the nervous system was under looked and that they can feel pain. But, I was always told that they can't.

Answer 7

it depends if u mean feelings as in pain or emotions, emotions I think everything has feelings as in pain I think the fish's nervous system is intracate enough to feel pain(jees it gets paralised if stung by a jellyfish). well thats my thoughts ask again

Answer 8

Yeah, I reckon they do, but they suffer short term memory loss so it's OK to hurt their feelings every once in a while because they wont remember about it the next day.

Answer 9

they can feel sick, healthy, pain, and physical feeling like that hence the reason they sometimes scratch on plants or swim away when bitten, but as for feeling sad or excited, no im pretty sure they don't have emotions. as long as they are healthy they are "happy"

Answer 10

yes, fish have feelings and personalities like any other pet you have. *at least mine do*