2007-01-09 13:54:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
They can survive as long as their gills stay wet and the body does not dry to the point that the slime coat is destroyed.
I have had fish jump out of a tank and be on the floor for as long as 20 minutes before I found them. That is about the limit in my experience.
Once the slime coat has been damaged, the fish may live, but will be susceptible to disease and parasites because the slime coat is a natural barrier to germs and things.
A betta may be able to last a little longer due to its' ability to extract oxygen from the air.
2007-01-09 14:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Less than 2 minutes at most? But maybe those algae eaters will last longer. They're tough. So maybe it depends on the fish. For guppies, less than 2 minutes I'm guessing.
2007-01-09 14:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 min 30 sec under
2007-01-09 16:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by zavory [F.M] 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About as long as you can survive without air...
2007-01-09 14:04:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
about 1/2 hour
2007-01-09 15:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only a few seconds. the rule is this - the bigger the fish, the longer it will last in air.
2007-01-09 15:31:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, being that theyre fish and fish live in water not very long
2007-01-09 14:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by ♥charlies angel♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not more than a minute.
2007-01-09 14:12:04 · answer #8 · answered by lizzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋