pain

I do know that fish contain nociceptors, but do they have the mental capacity to feel pain? Since they lack a neocortex, I was thinking that they most likely just perceive pain as information. Does anyone out there have a better answer?

Whether or not fish feel pain is the subject of debate in the scientific community. Since the answer to this debate is of great importance to us as fish keepers, especially those of us that treat our fish as "wet pets", I decided to share what I know about the academic debate. I have tried to...