Smartest Freshwater fish

[missymoo]

Originally posted by mattj
the ones that get away?

yeah that would do it for me on the smarts

it's not really a fish but it is aquatic .... wippit's blue cray has got to be the smartest (creates "traps" and does things to "trick" the fish in the tank with him)
he also watches us and waits for us to do things like come to the tank with the food container and then tries to get out


and in the character dept. you can't find a creature with more than this little monster...

 

[Oakley]

IME Puffers have a great personality and seem to know a person. thats FW ones and SW, they also seem to run in a pack if one has a problem, i would also agree about oscars, they seem as "smart" too.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Originally posted by missymoo
and in the character dept. you can't find a creature with more than this little monster...

Little?

He ain't little.

 

[clayt101]

Although I do not recomend getting one of these fish, I have heard that red tail catfish are very smart. Personally, I find female bettas to be pretty smart. Males bettas are kinda smart, but also get distracted easily.

 

[Mr. Pez]

According to an In-Fisherman TV show, the common carp is the smartest freshwater fish in the world. It has the largest brain of any fish in the world.

In the aquarium however, I think arowanas are up there on the list. My green arowana has tons of personality.

 

[LMOUTHBASS]

when i think of intelleigence of a fish i think about how has this fish evolved or to it's environment giving it an edge over other fish - even if it's intstincts - thats why i said i think of the archer fish as pretty smart - i suppose you coul say schooling fish are kinda smart to stick in groups for protections but that is also instinct - bass are pretty smart they will stalk their prey from under lilly pads and launch up n grab a frog

 

[Clownloach458]

wow. lots of replies. keep em comin

 

[Lauren]

Angels follow fingers on the glass. Weather that's smarts or not, its pretty cool that they do so.

 

[125gJoe]

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Red Tiger Oscars...

 

[PumaWard]

I can't believe that no one has mentioned the paradise fish . I was able to "teach" mine a few simple things (jump through hoops, not pick on another fish).