Did you know that goldfish are intelligent enough to tell people apart?

[totodeinhere]

I have a 20 year old and a 12 year old goldfish. Both of them react differently when I walk up to the tank as opposed to when anybody else walks up to the tank. They know I am the guy who feeds them.

[iemitsu]

1. Hummingbirds do the same with me.

They barely wait for me to get their feeder back on it's hook before they are drinking from it.

[CloudWatcher]

6. They treat me like part of the feeder

They'll sit on my hand while drinking from the feeder and still chase off other hummingbirds ... it's pretty weird

[iemitsu]

7. Wonderful little birds aren't they?

And territorial too.

[In_The_Wind]

2. The Koi in my pond do a begging act when they see me.

I always reward them with food.

[Totally Tunsie]

3. I had a 10-year-old fantail who loved bellyrubs from me alone.

When I put my open hand into the tank, he'd swim up to it, nestling himself into my palm, and I'd use my thumb to rub his belly. He'd stay there as long as I was willing to. Wouldn't do it with anyone else. It was quite amazing.

[Bayard]

4. I'm just amazed you have fish that old!

Are you sure your mom isn't replacing the ones that die while you're asleep?

[totodeinhere]

8. Goldfish can live for 25 years and the oldest recorded was 43.

And my mother is deceased.

https://pets.thenest.com/average-life-span-goldfish-proper-care-7100.html

[bobbieinok]

5. Friend in college claimed her goldfish knew when she came into room