20 Amazing facts about Goldfish!

All of us know what's a goldfish. So I found some facts that there's no way to. So, let's learn some interesting facts about goldfish. Scientific name: Carassius auratus

1. The goldfish is the most popular aquarium fish in the world.

2. Over 480 million goldfish are sold every year! That’s actually more than both dogs and cats combined.

3. You can tell how old a goldfish is by it’s scales.

4. Goldfish see more colors than humans.

5. It’s a myth that goldfish have a 3 second memory. Some scientists in Israel trained their goldfish to come to a dinner bell sound. Then, they let them go into the sea. Can you believe it? Five months later they played the bell sound – and all the fish came back!

6. Goldfish have a sixth sense.

7. If you keep a goldfish in the dark it will turn white.

8. A goldfish will eat any fish that fits in its mouth. Also, a goldfish will eat its own poop!

9. Goldfish can recognize faces.

10. The goldfish lives longer than any other domestic fish.

11. You can train a goldfish to do tricks.

12. Goldfish don’t have stomachs and tongue.

13. There are more types of goldfish than any other species. Scientists have numbered over 300 different varieties of goldfish, the largest goldfish is the size of a cat.

14. Goldfish have a longer attention span than people.

15. Goldfish have teeth in the back of their throats.

16. Goldfish make sounds. You just can’t hear them.

17. A goldfish can survive without food for up to 3 weeks.

18. Got a laser pen? Your goldfish will chase it!

19. Goldfish can get bored, it can hear and smell, too.

20. When you go to buy a goldfish, don't put it in a bowl, cause GOLDFISH CAN'T LIVE IN BOWLS!