The Goldfish Memory - Is It A Myth?

What is the span of goldfish memory. Do they even have the capacity to remember? These are the questions that this article will endeavor to answer, as well as giving you some great information on goldfish in general.
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Tobie Oh no they don't have a 3second memory. Scientists at the University of Belfast have demonstrated that goldfish can learn to avoid parts of their tanks that give them harmless electric shocks, remembering the locations for at least 24 hours.
Indeed, earlier research suggests fish have a memory span of around three months and can distinguish between shapes, colours and sounds. Researchers have even been able to train them to come to a feeding station upon hearing a noise.		 9/12/2009
Renn Loa Please update your post:
Dr Phil Gee from the School of Psychology at the University of Plymouth will give a talk outlining research that has been carried out into learning in fish and some of its applications in aquaculture.
Dr Gee said: Scientists have known for a long time that fish – even goldfish – have more than a three-second memory. In fact research has shown that fish have a memory span of at least three months.
Research has also shown that fish can learn to distinguish between different shapes, colours and sounds. They can even learn that pressing a lever will dispense food at certain times of the day.
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All goldfish EVERYWHERE.		 2/11/2008
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