Goldfish are susceptible to jumping out of their tanks, due to changes in their environment. Another argument is that goldfish are resilient and adaptable, thus the disorder in their routine is trivial. Children and college students are the two major groups that own these fish. Because of the child’s lack of responsibility and the students schedule, it is easy for the fish to become neglected. The main reasons a fish would engage in behavior such as suicide, is because of a lack of oxygen supply - by not using a filter - or being in continual darkness. These situations would cause the goldfish to undergo a state of panic, resulting in the fish to leap out of its tank.
