I asked this question a few days ago but now I wanted to see who thinks a goldfish has a memory of 3 seconds or not. If not what? It would help if there were some links.
2007-03-20 09:13:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I have two Goldfish, and I think they are very smart.
They know when i wake up from bed because every time I go to the living room they get all excited.
Also they know when they are fed: I feed them around 9 or 10 at night and all day they swim around the tank with not a care in the world, then around 8-10pm they get all excited every time I get up or move around.
And finally, I have a special floating ring I put the food in so it stays in one place. And everytime I lift the top they go straight to it waiting for the food.
Therefore, I think Goldfish are smarter then we think :)
2007-03-20 10:14:29 · answer #1 · answered by tech_lover 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember on Mythbusters they did this and proved that goldfish do not have a 3 second memory. I love that show =B
2007-03-20 12:38:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any links or sources, but I do know that goldfish do have some long term memory. My goldfish always know to go to the back corner of their tank when I come over and lift up their food, so obviously they can remember something.
2007-03-20 09:20:56 · answer #3 · answered by dolce 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ws just here to check a question i asked yesterdy and saw this. I don't watch much tv , but I gather mythbusters came out in favor of a longer memory from other answers I've read. According to the online dictionary conditioning is
A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to associate a desired behavior with a previously unrelated stimulus.
Ain't that the same as remembering what happened to you?
2007-03-20 10:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by Dean M. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what's a goldfish's reminiscence like? Oh yeah .... I do have an elephant's reminiscence whilst it includes trivial concerns. whilst i grow to be a teenager I had a visit to Coromandel that lasted from 10-13 January 1994. i will undergo in concepts beside the point info like that. what's a goldfish's reminiscence like? Oh yeah .... i might fairly have an elephant's reminiscence than a goldfish's reminiscence. what's a goldfish's reminiscence like? Oh yeah .....
2016-10-02 11:20:13 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh wow, round this side of the bowl is cool....1 second later...wicked this side of the bowl is ace....1second later......oh my have never seen that before......1 second later......wow beautiful fake tree thing, 1second later....life is great ..so many different things..
But to be serious, i grew up with the belief a goldfish has a 3 second memory. May not be such a bad thing with how the worlds going.x
2007-03-20 09:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by lisa_t197 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The mythbusters are wrong on this one. A man has used classical conditioning to teach goldfish tricks. You can see pictures on the website below.
2007-03-20 09:23:12 · answer #7 · answered by nightngle 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't have a link but its very well known that its the shortest memory in the animal world , it's only 5 seconds , and I know that as a fact as a previous life experience.
2007-03-20 09:22:24 · answer #8 · answered by John k 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No there memory is alot longer i watched a show on it on MythBusters
2007-03-20 11:10:20 · answer #9 · answered by jarrett t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goldfish have a days memory span, after they sleep, they forget what happened the day before, they will explore the tank all over again.
2007-03-20 09:21:59 · answer #10 · answered by Nathan L 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋