2006-07-05 15:37:31 · 19 answers · asked by funky_chunky_69 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Well believe it not fish can drown in very specific circumstance. When a fresh water fish (lakes and rivers) is placed in salt water (ocean) it's kidneys attempt to dilute the salt content by retaining water. In a very short time the amount of retained water stops the gills from working and the fish drowns as it continues to gulp water which can not be expelled.
Obviously, this circumstance is a very rare occurrence.
2006-07-06 03:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jimmy C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES! If the water is polluted and there is little or no oxygen in the water, if their gills are clogged by algae, too much silt, or other natural or man-made pollutants, or other reasons. That's why a big fish tank needs that pump that makes bubbles; it's putting oxygen in the water. Without it fish gasp on the surface w open mouths for oxygen. Hey. You should try turning off all the electronic things around you for a while and just THINK!
2006-07-05 15:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can smartass. Put a fish in a spinning container of water and he will drown. Oxygen is depleted from the water and the fish can no longer pass water through it's gills causing a drowning action.
2006-07-05 15:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by whitetrashwithmoney 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time.People keep them in small containers with little surface area (fish bowl). There is not enough movement so O2 doesn't dissolve into the water. They use all that is available and then slowly suffocate. There gills becomed flushed because all the blood rushes to them trying to absorb more O2. Then they die- drowned. HaHa
2006-07-05 15:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can, it has something to do with the swim bladder.if the fish is ill, it's swim bladder may overfill, slowing or stoping the fishes movement.fish need a steady supply of water coursing over thier gills or they will drown.
2006-07-12 04:11:54 · answer #5 · answered by retrac_enyaw03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like what Jill Said...
They drown in air.
2006-07-06 00:04:40 · answer #6 · answered by ~Fatally~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can but some are careful and some just drown
2006-07-05 16:26:44 · answer #7 · answered by ms.new_booty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a fish is pulled backwards or its gills are stopped from opening, yes
2006-07-05 18:26:20 · answer #8 · answered by nikgy71 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can i had one whose swim bladder went and it couldnt get to the top for air so it drowned
2006-07-06 02:18:01 · answer #9 · answered by Morbid Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually they can. if water goes in there gills the wrong way. pull backwards in the water . for real.
2006-07-05 15:41:26 · answer #10 · answered by sheila s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋