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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / March 2004Can goldfish see color?
Lately I've been feeding mashed green peas to my goldfish. They don't seem to be able to see the rather large pieces of mashed peas. They forage around the bottom of the tank picking up pebbles and spitting them out as usual. If they do pick up a piece of the pea, they will swallow it. Are goldfish color blind? Which better sense do they have, eyesight or sense of smell? > Lately I've been feeding mashed green peas to my goldfish. They don't seem > to be able to see the rather large pieces of mashed peas. They forage around [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Which better sense do they have, eyesight or sense of smell? Good question. I suppose it depends on the type of goldfish. Bubble eyes amd Telescopes certainly have weaker vision that commons. Just a guess, but I would think they probably can't see directly in front of them (their mouth) since their eyes are on the sides of their heads and not in the front like ours. A lot of animals are like that. They are supposed to have a good sense of smell, however. Again, a guess, but I would think they rely more on their nose when searching for food. Tammy According to a scientific paper I read several years ago, goldfish can not see color. I tested my goldfish today. On the right side of the tank I turned on a color tv. On the other side, a black and white one. He seemed to like the black and white one more! But that's probably because on the color one was a fish cooking show with Martha Stewart > According to a scientific paper I read several years ago, goldfish can not > see color. Poor thing probably thought it was a horror film!!! lol Mel. > I tested my goldfish today. On the right side of the tank I turned on a > color tv. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > According to a scientific paper I read several years ago, goldfish can not > > see color. at least she will face the consequences for the attrocities ! > Poor thing probably thought it was a horror film!!! lol > Mel. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > not > > > see color. |
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