Everyone can spot the cat and you’d be mad to miss the dog – but only those with a high IQ can find the hidden fish

THIS mind-boggling brainteaser has left puzzle fanatics scratching their heads searching for the answer.

Test your IQ and observation skills by trying to find the sneaky fish hidden inside the room in this picture – yes, there is a fish in there.

Can you see the sneaky fish hiding in this image?

For those puzzle-heads among you, there’s an added catch: you have to try and find the fish within 15 seconds.

So, grab a timer, set it to 15 seconds, and prove your puzzle-solving skills.

Although it may seem like an ordinary image, this is no easy feat and 99% of people give up.

Optical illusions are purposefully designed to trick our vision, and can be used as simple determiners of intelligence.

Psychologists at The University of Glasgow found that staring at a brainteaser like this can improve eye sight by allowing you to see small print.

And according to ZenBuisness: “These visual puzzles can give you a good mental workout that can, in turn, help you think more efficiently and solve problems more easily.”

They are widely regarded to help improve our attention spans, concentration, and overall cognitive abilities.

Optical illusions where you have to find an image within an image aids your brain’s ability to interpret ambiguity.

It helps to keep your brain sharp and young.

This puzzle is made particularly tricky through the varying, bright colours in the background of the image.

The artistic detailing that has gone into this illusion offers the perfect camouflage for the sneaky fish, as your eyes find it hard to focus on any one object.

If you’d like some help, try breaking the image down into several sections. Then search each section slowly, one at a time.

If you found this puzzle too easy, try some of our other brain teasers.

Test your vision by trying to spot the sneaky Santa hiding amongst the cars and Christmas trees in this image.

Only the top 9% can find it within 17 seconds!

Or test your IQ by trying to find the green snowman camouflaged by Christmas trees in this optical illusion.

If you can find it within 15 seconds you might have 20/20 vision – but, it’s not that easy.

This illusion is created to test your observational skills.

We’ve also added a bonus puzzle below for you!

But, have you found the fish yet?

If you couldn’t find it within 15 seconds, don’t worry, we have the answer for you.

Were you part of the 1% that were able to find the sneaky fish?

Try and spot the hidden cat in this picture

Were you able to see it?