Considering just how easy it is to care for a goldfish, it is no surprise that they are a fairly popular pet with families.
However, there is more to these little fishes than their awesome colour; here are eight things you may not have known about your pet:
1. They change colour
Many goldfish will change colour throughout their life
2. They can live for YEARS
Don’t get a goldfish if you don’t want a pet that is going to be around for YEARS – think 40!
3. They don’t actually have a bad memory
In fact, they can remember things for at least three months...
4. For every year of a goldfish’s life they grow a ring of scales.
So get counting!
5. Goldfish will turn white if kept in the dark
Light actually helps the fish produce it’s colour.
6. You can train a goldfish to do tricks
So get practicing.
7. They eat their own poop
Just in case they missed a few nutrients the first time they ate the food...
8. A school of fish is called a troubling
Interesting...
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