What is the most intelligent freshwater fish?

[Killerhap]

Most big predator fish is quite aware of their surroundings, because they are predators. As a result they tend to interact more with their owners (owner = food), now I don't know if that make them smarter, but it sure makes them more fun to keep as pets

 

[Sunpoe]

The most intellgent fish I have owned was an Oscar. Whether they are the smartest...........

 

[Blaker]

Grass Carp?

Or most amazing trout ever?

Need big chiller for that one.

 

[benzjamin13]

Are we talking any fish. Sharks would have to be up there. My Oscar was pretty intelligent. I remember when I put a Jaguar Cichlid that was 1/3 his size. It looked like he was thinking snack time. I kinda pointed at it and it stayed away. I kept doing it for about 10 mins and it never touched the Jag after that. So apparently, it knew that I didn't want him eating the Jag.

 

[importracer]

IMO, the most intelligent FW fish is the one that has succeeded in never alerting humans of its existence.

Let's see ya out-karma that one.

O.K....I'll give the spelling a try.....Coelocanth....

 

[Killerhap]

O.K....I'll give the spelling a try.....Coelocanth....

Coelacanth , that was a lot better than I would had done without looking it up

http://www.dinofish.com/

 

[RadleyMiller]

O.K....I'll give the spelling a try.....Coelocanth....

what about Megalodon? I bet they are pretty smart.

 

[Killerhap]

what about Megalodon? I bet they are pretty smart.

Well, That was 10,000 years ago so who knows and this thread is for Fresh water fish, so sharks don't count anyway

 

[sirasoni]

LMB strike me as being pretty smart

 

[Joshy]

I think this is really an opinion thread apposed to finding a straight answer.
You can debate all day which you think is smartest, but two facts are:

There is no fixed way to compare and determine which fish is smarter as fish are smart in different ways. And secondly the fact that we are forever finding new species means even if there was a way or test to determine the smartest now, tomorrow a new fish will have to be considered.