how many seconds does the goldfish memory stored?

Answer 1

i've heard its like 6 sec. but why knows...

Answer 2

Up to debate. There is long term and short term memory. Fish have poor short term memories. However, they have excellent long term memories.
The show Mythbusters busted the 3 second, 15 second, 30 second memory beliefs on goldfish in an episode. They taught goldfish to go through a maze. They proved that the goldfish got quicker going through the maze after repeated attempts showing memory.
It's also been proven that goldfish can recognize their owners faces and even their voices!

Answer 3

From what I've heard, goldfish actually have a pretty long memory. My goldfish learned to come to the surface when I feed them, and they still remember after a couple of months.

Answer 4

No one really knows for sure, but they have exhibited the ability to learn and that indicates long term memory abilities. If you are referring to the old myth that they only have a 3 second memory, or 5 second or whatever version you saw, that's totally incorrect.

MM

Answer 5

3 seconds :]

Answer 6

People believe that it's 3 seconds. But Mythbusters tested this myth and found out that out was waaaay longer that 3 seconds.

~ZTM

Answer 7

It's impossible to really know.

But don't believe that 3 second memory crap.

They have a much longer memory than that.

Answer 8

The old 3 second story isn't to factual these days. We will probably never know...Just make sure you have more than one so it doesn't get bored...Which opens up a whole other can of worms, do golfish get bored? LOL

Answer 9

i always thought it was 3 sec.