why do fish smell when they live in water?

Answer 1

because the water's durty!!! DUH

Answer 2

Fish water should never smell "bad." There are different smells that can indicated different occurrances in the water. For example, a "cat pee" smell is indicative that there is too much ammonia build up in your tank. Ammonia is bad for fish. You need to do a 50% water change and monitor your ammonia levels until they disappear (this will include more water changes.)

Water that smells "Fishy" might indicate old waste-filled water or a decaying material. Vaccuum your gravel and do a 30% water change to siphon off some of the wastes.

Answer 3

Because when Adam and Eve were around they were having a lot of sex. After a while Eve started becoming "not so fresh" If you know what I mean. So Adam finally got tired of the smell and demanded she take a bath. Eve went out into the river and cleaned up. The fish have smelled like that ever since.

Answer 4

If fish are in fresh clean water they do not smell. Its only when you take them out of water or don't clean the water that you will get a smell.

Answer 5

If a fish is in a sunny of warm place for a long peirod of time, alge can form. This stinks a lot. A fish has to get rid of waste to so that adds to the affect. A lot of carbon dioxide is going into the water from a fishs' gills so that adds even more stink.

Answer 6

The water needs to be changed

Answer 7

Because they are fish. and they smell of fish!!

Answer 8

So..... all the time then?
when Don't they live in water?

Answer 9

The same reason why you smell when you live on land; they don't clean themselves and you smell when you don't clean yourself.

Answer 10

it's not the fish that smell, it's the bacteria

Answer 11

the fish might think u sink