Submitted by Tardigradelegs t3_y30ixz in science
Reply to comment by LyriumLychee in Scientists have proved goldfish do have good memories and are able to navigate their surroundings. A team from Oxford University trained nine fish to travel 70cm (2.3ft) and back, receiving a food reward at the end. The study disproves the long-held belief goldfish have little or no memory. by Tardigradelegs
Fish are smart. My mollies look at me when they are hungry and get excited when I walk over. Also, I read something on how fish do indeed feel pain. I think it was something on how Japanese chefs kill the fish used for sushi as if they feel pain hey are not as good.
Yes, a lot of research on pain in fish now, this one off the top of my head: https://phys.org/news/2019-09-fish-pain-similarity-mammals.html
Fascinatingly horrifying that people believed they didn’t feel pain.
Dude, people used to think human babies didn't feel pain. Or at least didn't remember so no anesthesia operations used to be a thing. I mean, I get it, probably easy to eff up a baby with anesthesia but still.
Wow, it seems like we really operated under the principle of ‘if they don’t say ouch, that must mean they don’t feel pain!’
It seems so stupid in retrospect. Apparently we’re just terrible at having empathy for other sentient living things sometimes.
Uhm, some doctors still think black people don’t feel as much pain. Stupidity is rather prevalent in humans.
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Fish quickly recognize any lure sold at Canadian Tire. Sometimes you need to make something custom to really get reliable strikes.
I’d call goldfish highly variable. Some friends had had pet goldfish that were absolutely ‘the lights are on but nobody is home’. Not a single thought going on in there.
Yet one friend had a big goldfish that was super smart, recognized his owner and got super excited when he was around. It was a dog trapped in a fish body.
A fish tank is a pretty terrible environment in which to live out a life. I’m not surprised that otherwise lively fish would shut down
…well this depressed me
No different from an indoor cat I guess. If you have a suitable set up (enough space, stimulation) fish will be fine.
Correct and what’s more, feral cats only live about five years. It’s rough out in the jungle.
I've got an angel fish that comes to the front of the tank when I get home every evening and literally stares directly at me until I feed them.
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