Your Goldfish’s Memory Lasts Longer Than 3 Seconds, & Other Facts About The Popular Pet
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Fishy Business
An aquarium in Paris is allowing people to drop off unwanted goldfish at their facility, providing them with a second lease of life.
Here are some cool facts about these popular pet fish.
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Taste Buds
A goldfish’s taste buds are located on the inside surface of their mouth and externally around their lips — which are strong and mobile.
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Age On Scales
For every year of a goldfish’s life, it develops a ring on its scaly body, which determines its age. Though most of them don’t live for long, the oldest living goldfish are 40 years old.
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Goldfish See More Colour Than Humans
Human eyes can see only three primary colours: red, blue and yellow. All other colours are mixtures of these. A goldfish, however, can see four, making it a tetrachromate.
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Not Just Three Seconds
Most goldfish keepers will have heard the “fact” that goldfish memory spans are just three seconds long — but is it true? Scientists have proven that goldfish memory spans are nowhere near as short as three seconds. Your goldfish can actually remember things for at least five months.