i just thought about something. What do fish do in cold winters? will they just die because of the cold or something?
2006-10-30 13:02:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I had a Koi pond that froze over and I saw that my fish did not move for about 2 weeks. When the pond defrosted they began moving around again. They go into a sort of hibernation due to loss of body temperature, and then move around again once temerature returns to normal.
2006-10-30 13:11:37 · answer #1 · answered by Magdalane 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of fish hibernate in the winter at the very depths of lakes and oceans. Something called the winter turnover occurs in which the warmer water from the top of the lake goes down and the colder water from the bottom
2006-10-30 13:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by mattmonochrome 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fish and plants survive because of each other. the fish produce carbon dioxide, which the plants survive on, the plants produce oxygen which the fish survive on. It's like a tiny version of the world at large. They no longer have insects to eat but still have snails, plants, smaller fish, the remains of dead aquatic animals, etc depending on the particular ecosystem and what lives in it. And as is mentioned above cold blooded animals have slower metabolisms as their temperature drops so they need far less.
2016-03-28 02:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish are cold-blooded and are not that affected by cold weather. Some hibernate. Others just move at a slower pace.
2006-10-30 16:54:55 · answer #4 · answered by Totoru 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the upper layer of river or lake frozen, it does not allow to much change in the beneath water and kept almost normal temperature
where fishes can live
If you made house of ice the temperature inside will be more then the outside , that's why ESKIMOS live in the IGLOO ( hose made up of ice
2006-10-30 14:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by Raja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no a fish can stand real cold water and will not die
2006-10-30 13:06:11 · answer #6 · answered by Douglas R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are cold blooded so as long as the water under the ice is moving ...they just do as they do every day.
2006-10-30 13:06:16 · answer #7 · answered by kar_summers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe fish are amphibious creatures, meaning their body temperature changes with their environment. So chances are that fish stay put b/c they don' t really notice the temp. change
2006-10-30 13:06:34 · answer #8 · answered by Jeanne P 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi. Mostly they stay in pools of unfrozen water, but some can actually freeze for a while and survive.
2006-10-30 13:05:21 · answer #9 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the temperature in the water is higher than the ice that formulates above the water surface
2006-10-30 13:10:51 · answer #10 · answered by Namlezy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋