Regular Member itsalltoomuch Posted September 13, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted September 13, 2010 I was just wondering if anyone knew how well a goldfish can see, given that they are healthy goldfish with no problems, or no wen to cover their eyes. Do they see in color? Is it blurry? Can they see things from a distance? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cynders Posted September 13, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted September 13, 2010 I think they can definitely see from a distance. Mine go crazy when they see me in the doorway to my room and the door is quite far from where they are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member j0shua Posted September 13, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted September 13, 2010 Mine can see a good 3-4 metres in daylight room conditions. I've noticed that they respond to movement far more - I've stood motionless about 2 metres and they didn't do their hello dance. But if I walk past at twice that distance, and they notice the movement, they start yapping for attention! They do respond to colour. I use a green cup to prepare their food, and they go nuts when they see it. The clear glass salt preparation cup doesn't bring out the same response. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member itsalltoomuch Posted September 13, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 13, 2010 Wow that is interesting about the cup thing! Shows how smart they are! I've noticed that too, if I'm sitting in my computer chair and turn around so I can face my goldfish, they don't react. If I move around a bit , they go nuts! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Helen Posted September 13, 2010 Supporter Share Posted September 13, 2010 depends on the type.. a telescope has poor eyesight if not totally blind.. other fish in my tank see perfectly fine and distances also.. but pork chop and the moors go from the vibration of my steps and come over to the glass before i get there.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Chrissy_Bee Posted September 13, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted September 13, 2010 Goldfish actually have great vision. In particular, great color vision. There have been a lot of studies done using them as model organisms 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member devilduck Posted September 13, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) Mariko certainly seems to watch me quite attentively.... I did a test a while back for their hearing, I used to always shake their blue pellets pot when it was breakfast time and they'd go crazy, a few times I tried shaking it out of their sight and got no response - so they definitely recognised the sight of the blue pot waving back and forth and associated it with food. Edited September 13, 2010 by devilduck 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member itsalltoomuch Posted September 14, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 14, 2010 That's so cool! I seriously love goldfish! All my friends think they are boring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Quasi Posted September 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted September 14, 2010 Goldfish actually have great vision. In particular, great color vision. There have been a lot of studies done using them as model organisms Yes, all those eye experiments 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted September 14, 2010 Admin Share Posted September 14, 2010 Since goldfish's eyes are on the side of the face they see like pray animals (like say Squirrels) so they cant see directly in front of there face... Then it gets worse for the Telescope's, they kinda have goggles on there head... Goldfish can see primary colors and this is why they can tell the difference of people or other things in the tank. Goldfish are very smart creatures and the older they get the more they can remember in the long term 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erica Stolte Posted September 15, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted September 15, 2010 I didn't know goldfish could see that well. I guess my goldfish will know what my legs/feet look like after a while being in a lower rack tank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member itsalltoomuch Posted September 15, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 15, 2010 Thanks for all the answers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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