2006-07-15 00:53:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Kinda looks to me as though, if they do, it's their own damn fault.
2006-07-15 00:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by DelK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do fish get thirsty or do they even drink? is answered at http://oceanlink.island.net/ask/fishy.html
A. The blood of marine teleost fish (the "typical" bony fish such as a tuna or a herring) is not as salty as the sea water that they are swimming in. It is about 1.4 % salt, as opposed to the 3.5% salt found in most sea water. If a marine teleost fish did not have any mechanisms for dealing with this situation, water would leave their bodies via osmosis, and they would dehydrate! (Can you imagine a fish dehydrating in the middle of the ocean!) Marine teleost fish solve this problem by drinking the salty water, retaining the water, and excreting the salts. They have special chloride excreting cells called ionocytes in the gills which actively pump salts out of the fishes body. Since the marine teleost fish do need water, they would probably get thirsty if they neglected to drink. It's hard to conceive of a situation where a these fish could not find some water to drink, however!!
Interestingly, sharks have solved the problem of living in salty water in a very different fashion, and they never have to drink water. Check out the answer to the question on freshwater sharks for more on this.
2006-07-15 08:00:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So I must answer this with science. Depends what kind of fish and what kind of environment it lives in. Yes, fish get thirsty. And yes they drink. Let me explain. Salt water fish lose most of their water through osmosis of their cells. The water they live in is of a higher salinity than their bodies. Salt water fish drink a lot of water and pee very little. Their urine is highly concentrated with salt. Freshwater fish have a higher salinity in their cells than their environment has. There for their cells take in more water to even out the salinity through osmosis. Freshwater fish drink very little and pee a lot and it has a very low salt concentration. Hope this answers your question.
2006-07-15 12:46:39 · answer #3 · answered by thedragonprincess1988 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you'r refering to drinking? And if the fish is alreadly in the water, I don't think so. But they'll get "thirsty" on land as they need water to survive, to swim and to get their "body" wet if not they'll get "thirsty" till they dehydrate and die. Not the same way like land animals way of thirsty.
2006-07-15 08:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by Spunky Life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, fish eat, drink water, and breathe air. The fish's body can get rid of the salt from salt water, and if the water is poor in oxygen, the fish breathe at the surface and even gulp air if they have to.
2006-07-15 18:11:55 · answer #5 · answered by craigrr929 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Have'nt you ever seen a fish go almost to the top of the water and open their mouth a few times? They are drinking water right then you know. It looks the same way when they eat, of course!
~*Alyssa*~
2006-07-15 08:15:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think fish can get thirsty living in a tank full of WATER!!!!!!!
2006-07-15 12:27:33 · answer #7 · answered by beepinkhoney1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thirsty..... for love
2006-07-19 01:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by The anti-emo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a salt water fish would in a non salt tank bcoz they filter water at a high rate
it'd kill em
2006-07-15 12:07:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not unless you dont feed them, because most fish get their water from their food, believe it or not.
2006-07-15 12:28:56 · answer #10 · answered by Dolfi D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they are filly hydrated... Unless you take them out of water... But they dont drink water, so the answer would be no
2006-07-15 07:57:51 · answer #11 · answered by mixwithanything 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋