Comet - The world’s most intelligent fish

The world’s most intelligent fish – he can play football, basketball and even limbo dance under a bar.

Comet the goldfish has been trained by his owner to perform the astonishing range of aquatic activities on demand.

And that’s not all – watery genius can also play fetch with a hoop, slalom around a series of poles and push a rugby ball over a set of posts.

Owner Dr Dean Pomerleau, 41, used a training technique called positive reinforcement to train two year old common goldfish Comet to carry out the tricks.

But there’s nothing fishy about his claim – in fact, he says anyone can do the same with their own pet.

Fish training expert Dr Pomerleau said: “There is mounting evidence that fish are more intelligent than people give them credit for.

“With the correct tools and the basic promise of a food reward, fish can very quickly learn complex tricks – like the limbo, slalom or playing fetch.

Dr Pomerleau already holds the official world record for having the fish with the largest repertoire of tricks, with a three year-old calico fantail named Albert Einstein.

But four inch long Comet has already learnt Albert’s array of tricks and is set to take the crown of the world’s most intelligent goldfish.