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Q: Who are the people swallowing fish on your site?
A: The people and models on GoldfishSwallowing.com are a mix of regular, every day people and professional, paid models.
A: People swallow goldfish for many reasons. Some like the feeling of a live creature going down their throats, and others like the feelling of dominance they get from sending a fish down the hatch. Many people do it on bets or dares, and still others do it for money. Whatever the reason, goldfish swallowing has been popular for decades!
A: Millions of people around the world enjoy Goldfish Swallowing, enough so that the swallowing of live creatures actually has its own scientific name (vorephilia). The resources dedicated to this passion are few and far between, and the ones that exist are somewhat sketchy. Goldfish Swallowing, the website, is a common, safe place for people to come together, talk about the activity, and watch videos of others gulping down live fish.
Q: Isn't it cruel to swallow goldfish?
A: We hear from many individuals who claim that goldfish swallowing is cruel to the swallowed fish. In many cases, we attempt to retrieve the swallowed fish completely unharmed. Unfortunately, some of our fish are left to adapt to their new homes inside the person who swallowed them. While we always honor our fallen fish friends, some perspective is in order: fish are common food animals for people, wildlife, birds, and even other fish. Our fish have the distinct advantage of being raised in a happy, healthy environment which is far better than fish in the wild or even most petstore fish could ever hope to have. For this reason, we assert that goldfish swallowing is not at all cruel.
Q: Do fish know they're being swallowed?
A: The cognitive abilities of goldfish have been debated for quite some time, but the generally accepted data indicate that fish have a memory span of about three seconds. For that reason, a swallowed goldfish would be completely unable to remember ever having not been swallowed before it even reaches the swallower's stomach.
Q: Is being swallowed safe for the fish?
A: When possible, we do everything we can to retrieve the fish completely unharmed. In some instances, we are unable to recover the fish and it must adapt to its new home inside the person who swallowed it.
A: All of our fish are raised in a clean, healthy, happy environment. Absent of any diseases the fish may harbor (and ours harbor none), there are no health concerns associated with goldfish swallowing. On the contrary, live goldfish are an excellent source of protein and the energy required to digest a whole fish expends more calories than used to break down cooked, chewed items.
Q: Are the fish actually swallowed live?
A: All of our fish are live when they are swallowed, though not all of the items swallowed on this site are fish. In addition to live fish, we have also featured light bulbs, jewelry, toys, a variety of other small items, and even a tongue. One model even swallowed a complete wristwatch!
Q: What is it like to be swallowed?
A: It is hard to know exactly what being swallowed feels like, but technology allows us to make some educated statements about the experience. The actual swallowing act, being forced down the throat of a swallower, is probably like being wrapped very tightly in a thick blanket and pushed firmly along the floor. Once in the stomach, the atmosphere changes somewhat to a warm, humid environment with a somewhat acidic twinge. Swallowed goldfish probably feel a gentle tingling due to the acidity, though how intense this tingling is can be affected by a number of factors. Finally, it is very, very dark in both the throat and the stomach.
Q: Why do you charge for access to GoldfishSwallowing.com?
A: To maintain the best possible selection of videos on our site, we regularly pay our models to swallow goldfish in front of our cameras. The membership fee charged by this site helps cover this payment as well as the overhead of server equipment, Joomla programmers, site administration, Internet bandwidth, and a host of other expenses. We would love to provide this resource for free, but practical matters make us unable to do so.
A: To join GoldfishSwallowing.com and create an account, click the "Join" or "Sign Up" button at the top of any page on this site. A payment routine will take any major credit card through a secure gateway, then return you to our membership pages.
Q: What if I have trouble with my membership?
A: For any problems, questions, concerns, or general membership issues, please open a trouble ticket in our online ticketing facility . A GoldfishSwallowing.com and TNMG membership expert will contact you as quickly as possible. You may also call our offices directly at 321-331-7944 (US), but note that long distance toll charges may apply.
Q: How will my membership be billed?
A: Membership to Goldfish Swallowing.com is billed monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually by TNMG, our credit card processor. All credit or debit card charges will appear on your bank statement as "TNMG."
Q: Who is TNMG? Why are they on my bank statement?
A: TNMG, short for The New Management Group, is the parent company that makes GoldfishSwallowing.com possible. TNMG processes all credit and debit card payments through the Goldfish Swallowing website, so membership charges appear as "TNMG."
A: You can cancel your subscription at any time through your membership profile page . Alternatively, cancellation requests may be entered as trouble tickets through our online ticketing facility . When you open a ticket, be sure to include your TNMG order number and GoldfishSwallowing.com user name along with your request, as this information is required for all cancellations.
Q: Can I model for GoldfishSwallowing.com?
A: We are always looking for new paid swallowing models. If you are interested, please send us an email at ariana@tnmg.ws with a headshot, a short biography, and details about why you would like to model for our site. Our administrators will review your information and contact you to discuss any opportunities.

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But there are some things I think you need to know before you try the 3 things I’m going to discuss in today’s post.
It has to do with goldfish as food.
Not many people know the risks vs. the benefits of doing these.
There’s a trend that’s been surfacing in recent years… And it’s not smart.
First: People take a live goldfish (almost always a feeder fish ) which don’t cost more than two quarters. Then? They gulp it down.
What does this accomplish, exactly? (Besides being cruel to the poor fish…)
You’re potentially ingesting pathogens that could make you sick. (More on those later.)
To me, the most ironic thing about this stunt is this:
“Another possibility in the origins of goldfish swallowing comes from Chicago bartenders, most notably Matt Schulien (who performed magic while tending bar at his family’s restaurant). He would cut up carrots to look like goldfish tails. When performing the stunt, bartenders like Schulien would reach into a bowl of goldfish kept behind the bar while palming the carrot piece, placing that in between their pursed lips, using their tongues to lever it up and down to mimic the actions of a live fish, finally swallowing the carrot piece. The trick dates back to the 1920s, and some people believe that the fad could have been started by college students fooled by the trick…” ( Source )
By swallowing the goldfish you are publicly replicating the practice of those who were duped by the sleight-of-hand.
I saw the question surface when the recent invasion of a lake in Colorado by goldfish left many folks wondering what could be done with all the excess fish.
Most goldfish keepers have an instant “Eew!” response.
I could probably never bring myself to eat a goldfish after keeping them as pets for so many years, that’s for sure.
But to look at the question seriously…
Carp (the granddaddy of the goldfish) have been used as a source of food.
They have gotten a bad rap for tasting “muddy…”
… But some say this can be avoided by not stressing the fish during capture ( source ).
Because most have been eating a diet of flakes or pellets almost exclusively, they may not taste much different than just that.
(Pop a pellet and see how that tastes to you!)
Eating raw goldfish is a VERY bad idea.
Consuming raw fish carries a higher risk of parasitic transmission, especially pathogens such as capillaria (intestinal worms).
Worm infestations in goldfish are pretty common.
And they can spread to people, if ingested.
The main reason I strongly discourage eating a goldfish – raw or cooked – is because of certain zoonotic bacteria that can possibly survive the cooking process and infect people.
And these are more common than you think.
Mycobacteria diseases (i.e. Fish TB ) can remain dormant in the systems of most goldfish, even those that appear healthy.
They usually get it from the pet store.
And they are transmittable to people.
I use UV sterilizers and aquarium gloves just interacting with my fish tanks for maintenance for my own protection!
Consuming a goldfish is just asking for trouble, in my opinion.
Some people will say, “Show me somebody who has contracted one of these illnesses after swallowing or eating goldfish.”
The practice isn’t very common, so I doubt I could show you any scientific studies that show what percentage of people may contract disease.
But from what I know about the possibility of transmitting infection from fish to people…
But if you’re dead-set on doing it, it’s up to you.
Wild-caught carp are probably much safer to eat as the disease isn’t as common in native waters.
Maybe you can get your fix going fishing and cooking some of them up .
I’ve heard they can be quite tasty!
Maybe this is worthy of an entire post unto itself.
But I thought I’d touch on the practice that a lot of people follow of feeding feeder goldfish to reptiles (including turtles.)
I cannot speak strongly enough against doing this!
Aquariums that were used to house fish have been known to transmit nasty mycobacterial diseases to reptiles when they were repurposed ( source ).
This is because mycobacterial diseases are transmittable to reptiles from fish.
And that’s just from touching the same surfaces that were contaminated…
… Let alone ingesting the infected fish!
As I said earlier, these diseases are very common – especially from pet store/feeder fish.
If you care about your pet – do NOT feed them fish from the pet store.
They are not a clean source of food at all.
If you’re lucky enough to have a goldfish pond, and/or you have a source of small young fish that are known to be disease-free for a long time, then maybe .
The risks are just too great that in a few months your pet will become sick.
That’s my take, I know there are probably a lot of people who won’t agree or who have done so without issues.
Consuming goldfish may seem harmless enough at first glance.
I recommend avoiding them as a food source unless you KNOW for a fact they don’t harbor disease.
(And it’s kind of hard to know that for a fact.)
Have you ever tried eating goldfish?
Am I the only one who sees any potential problems here – or do you have a different opinion?
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A Harvard undergrad’s $10 bet set off a sensation among college students that still echoes on the Internet today
One of the weirdest, most revolting fads of the last century, started with a boast and a bet.
In 1939, a freshman named Lothrop Withington, Jr. , reportedly bragged to his friends that he had once eaten a live fish. So, they bet him 10 bucks he couldn’t do it again. Like most young college students would, he took the challenge.
The moment of truth came on March 3, within the hallowed halls of Harvard. Standing in front of a crowd of grinning classmates and at least one Boston reporter, Withington dropped an ill-fated 3-inch goldfish into his mouth, gave a couple chews and swallowed. “The scales,” he later remarked, “caught a bit on my throat as it went down.”
It could have just been a gag-inducing footnote in Harvard’s yearbook—Crazy Coed Gulps a Guppy!—but the presence of the press meant that word of the stunt spread far and wide. Even LIFE magazine covered the story. The result was a goldfish-swallowing competitive craze that swept the nation’s colleges.
Over at the University of Pennsylvania, a student downed 25 while a guy at MIT briefly became the “new Intercollegiate Goldfish Swallowing Champion” with a count of 42. As the spring progressed, some girls joined in, and rivalries emerged between schools. According to one source , the final winner may have been Clark University’s Joseph Deliberato, who in April of that year gulped up a stomach-turning 89 goldfish in one sitting.
Eventually, as the popularity of the craze began to ebb, Massachusetts State Senator George Krapf filed a bill, according to the Harvard Crimson , "to preserve the fish from cruel and wanton consumption." Further pressure from The Animal Rescue League helped dampen the trend.
But, of course, the fad never really went away. Today, Withington’s bet has evolved into the Goldfish Challenge , generating thousands of super-gross YouTube videos and the loss of countless adolescent summer afternoons. PETA has voiced their disapproval , however, citing evidence that the act causes the animals needless pain.
In the U.K., you can actually face legal troubles by taking the “challenge." Last year , a 20-year-old from Suffolk was fined £200 and banned from owning animals for a year after a video surfaced showing him swallowing down two live goldfish. Both swimmers lived, however, after the kid threw them up. They now reportedly live a happy life with his grandmother, which is more than can be said of the hundreds of marine casualties of 1939.

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Laura Clark is a writer and editor based in Pittsburgh. She's a blogger with Smart News and a senior editor at Pitt magazin
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