I mean do fishes feel boredom? All they do is swim back and fourth and eat food. Also how does a fish feel when its in a small tank? Like a 11inch oscar in a 30gal? Dont fishes have a 3 second memory span? Thats what I heard but I dont believe it. Do fishes feel pain? Alot of people say they dont.
Long term instincts and an actual memory are two very different things/subjects to get into. A fish could have a 3-5 second 'memory', but have lasting instincts to know when it is feeding time. Just seeing another object (you) walk past the aquarium could signal a sudden movement of the fish, as they think it is feeding time. At least this has been my experience.
And no, I do not think fish have 'feelings' or emotions really. Hence, they wouldn't feel an emotion such as boredom, happiness, sadness, etc. That’s the great difference between humans and animals!
Fish feel when they are touched, pushed, etc. But to feel pain requires emotion. Emotion is much simpler than it is thought to be. Simply acknowledging pain and recognizing that you have pain would be an emotion. Fish do not cry, or feel when they are hurt. Their nerves are much different in that aspect in comparison to ours. However, they may react - and this alone isn't an emotion to a great many.
How do you know that fish cannont feel pain? and how can they "cry" when they are underwater and do not have tear glands to begin with and can't make a yelping sound like so many other animals when they experience pain. Fish do their best to avoid experiences that they know involve pain so obviously it does have a negative effect on them. When i go to remove a hook that has accidently gone through part of the skull or eye socket the fish are obviously gasping since they are out of water but as soon as i remove the hook (which would be painful) they take in a long large gasp. If they didnt feel pain they how would they know to avoid territorial fish? Also please give a source saying how their nerves are different and allows them not to "feel pain". Many animals have emotions, dogs barking excessively are bored, when my sister first left for college my dog sat in her room for nearly a week straight sighing and barely moving, when horses are bored they crib, chimps have shown attachment to humans and those who know signlanguage even make up phrases such as "candy water" to describe watermeleon. I agree that animals are not capable of high emotions such as anger, jealousy, or resentment (ironic that all the "higher" emotions are found exclusively in humans and nearly all negative).
I don't know if fish have feelings, per se, but I believe they can learn things and retain the memory/instinct.
I've kept fish that have gone through multiple nettings/transports live in my tank and they seem pretty 'street smart', as though they know that a hand in the tank might mean another trip - they're a little wary when I put my hand into the tank to prune the plants or adjust equipment. Those fish had fry (they're platys, so of course they did!) and the fry are the most gregarious, unafraid little things I've ever seen - they will nibble my hands, bump the Python while I siphon, and never shy away from anything or anyone at the front of the tank. They're generally braver and more outgoing than their parents, who live in the exact same environment.
It's not nearly exact enough to be a real experiment, but I've always found it interesting
No, fish dont have 3 second memorys. Have you ever seen myth busters? They trained a fish to go through some pattern thing in a 10 gallon fishtank.
Yes, fish do feel pain, and when they are heart, you will often see them flicking against the gravel because it is irritating them.
I personally say fish do get bored. Like we can take the clown loach for example. If you have 1 in your tank, it isnt active, hides all of the time, and you never see it. If you have 6 in your tank, you will ALWAYS see them, and they are constantly playing.
FIsh can feel very cramped. I have heard of fish breaking aquarium glass by just flipping out because of cramped conditions.
and that is all fish do is swim, eat, and poop, they arent really good for anything else.
I think fishies, especially the larger ones, do have some intelligence and can definitly feel boredom/pain/fear/excitement/content. one time i saw a huge oscar in a tank he barely fit into, and he was swimming back and forth and purposely it seemed bashing his head into the sides of the tank. if that doesn't sound like he felt miserable then i don't know what does. I don't neccesarily think that you can't for example have an angelfish in anything less than 30 gallons, like some people say, but i dislike it when fish are put in an unreasonably small housing, for example many bettas.
