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The Goldfish

Posted on | May 25, 2007 |

Hello and Good day! This is a strange post today but I hope you find the tid bits about the lowly goldfish interesting,

We have a fish tank. Inside swimming around all day are three common gold fish, a calico goldfish, a highly agreessive algae eater and tiny frog. They are nice to look at. Well last night well maybe it was early this morning I noticed the goldfish sleeping. It seemed so bizarre to me. The four the goldfish sat motionless in the water like they were suspended forever in a clear gel, except for the occasional twitch of the tail. It was an unusual thing to see but fascinating at the same time. And I then wondered about the goldfish. And that is where we are now.

The information I have gathered on goldfish comes from this site :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish If anyone is interested in the whole article.

*The goldfish is a descendant of the carp. And was first domesticated in China.

*The goldfish was introduced in America about 1850 and became very popular.

*The maximum a goldfish can grow is 23 inches and 9.9 pounds but that is very rare. Most goldfish grow don’t even grow half that size.

*In the best conditions goldfish can live for 20 years. The current world record is 49. However many live for 6-8 years.

It says in the article that goldfish can distiguish between humans. Well they msut know I am the one who takes care of them because they are always at the front of the tank with their little mouths looking for food. It almost seems they are happy to see me.

Well have a good day!

Category: meaningful meanderings

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One Response to “The Goldfish”

  1. Dillon Murphy
    October 8th, 2008 @ 12:32 am

    I have goldfish too. I think it’s interesting that some people believe the myth that goldfish only have a three second memory. My goldfish always knows me and when it’s time to eat. Goldfish actually have three days worth of memory according to research.

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