Myths · 2026-10-12
Goldfish remember for months. Not 3 seconds.
The Professor says
Goldfish only have a 3-second memory.
Fact Check
They don't. Goldfish can learn and remember things for months. In experiments they learn feeding times, which side of the tank food arrives on, and which coloured paddle to push, and they still remember it long after the training.
Sources
Live Science (Culum Brown, Macquarie University)
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