My niece said that every week or so her water level has gone down in their fish tank (a 20 gallon tank) & she has to replace a gallon or 2 to bring it back to its original level.
Sooo,,, DO normal fresh water fish drink their tank water?
2006-09-08 06:54:09 · 12 answers · asked by silly_old_gurl 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
This is caused by evaporation more than anything, but yes - fish breath the O2 in from the water, and of course do ingest some (thus why there is urea in addition to fecal matter).
2006-09-08 07:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by sly2kusa 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think you have to worry about it to much. I'm sure your not the only one who ever swallowed fish tank water, besides I have saw cats and dogs drink out of them and nothing happened to them. Do you feel sick? If you do it is probably more in your head then anything else because you know you swallowed it and you know that fish use the bathroom in the water, which is gross and would make me sick to my stomach. Maybe you should get a hose and things that have a pump on it so you don't have to suck it to get it started. The medicene you use to treat the tank with should have instructions and warnings on the label. Read that and see what it say's, although if it says don't indjest don't panic, because it wasn't like you drank it straight from the bottle, it was dilluted with all the water in the fish tank. If you are still nervous and feel sick about it call your doctor, or get on line and go to Ask A Nurse and they will tell you what to do.
2016-03-27 03:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the water in the tank evaporates, just like water in a lake or even a puddle. Fish don't drink water - they don't need it for nutrients or to stay hydrated for that matter... it would be the equivalent of a human drink air....
2006-09-08 18:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by Simply Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish Tank Drink
2017-02-25 08:56:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fresh water fish absorb water constantly through their gills. This water must be excreted constantly. (Salt water fish are constantly losing water through their gills, must swallow water regularlly, and excrete salt.) This doesn't result in a lost of water. That's due to evaporation.
2006-09-08 08:47:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope they dont its like us drinking air. Your nieces water could have evaporated or something
2006-09-08 15:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by someone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think they would drink a gallon it partly goes by evaporation but i guess everything has to drink something.
2006-09-08 06:59:23 · answer #7 · answered by obbydemon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the water evaporate , no they can't stand water
2006-09-08 07:23:10 · answer #8 · answered by elizabeth_davis28 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
actually yes some more then others and they absorb it through there gills and skin
2006-09-08 06:58:56 · answer #9 · answered by C live 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would think that they would swallow at least a lil bit of it
2006-09-08 06:57:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋