How Can I Tell If My Goldfish Is Asleep?

My goldfish sometimes sits under plant and sits there, with it eyes open. Is it sleeping?

Does it matter its not like it has anything better to do than swim around in the glass prison you keep him in

they snore really loud

I didn't think fish sleep...I'm sure I'm wrong. But I do know they can not be still or they will die...they have to constantly have water flowing through their gills.

Is it snoring?He's probably resting. All that swimming around the little bowl is tiresome.

well i really dont think fish sleep they have to keep moving so how could they sleep

If he has his pillow and his blanky it's sleepy time.

I really don't think there is a way of knowing.

1. flush it down the toilet if it tries to come back up...it was alive2. stab it with a sewing needle..if its dead it wont move, if its alive it will be the first goldfish with a body piercing3. try those blue toilet freshners...if hes alive, he should come to the top quickly and if he's not...at least it won't smell

Fish do sleep, they usually just hover in one spot at night, They usually only do this when it is dark out. Goldfish can't blink, so yes they sleep with their eyes open. If he is doing this during the day he may have just found a place he likes to hang out. Goldfish aren't always the most active fish.

well they have transparent eyelids so its kinda hard to tell usualy when they r very still they are sleeping

Hi Zoe, if he does this at night when the tank & room lights are out that is fine-he's sleeping but if he does it during the day there may be a problem with your water-check your ammonia & nitrite levels. If they're above zero you will need to dilute it with partial water changes using same temperature, treated water-you should be doing these regularly anyway if you are not already. The link below tells you about water testing, partial water changes & much more in great detail.

yes,he is sleeping.they probably will always move their fins.if they aer at the bottom of the tank or hiding under something and not swimming away,then they are sleeping.it's hard to tell if they are sleeping or not because inlike people,fish dont have eyelids,so they cant close their eyes like we can.