2007-02-03 08:03:44 · 10 answers · asked by Clara K 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes
Web research seems to indicate that most fish do drink plenty of water, some continuously. Some fish absorb water through their skin and/or gills, and may excrete water that way, too. Apparently, fish need to maintain a fairly high concentration of salt, so how a fish deals with this need depends on whether it is a saltwater or freshwater fish. Most saltwater fish get enough or too much salt, and so preventing water loss is their concern. Freshwater fish are short on salt, and since water dilutes sodium, they have many mechanisms for excreting water. It is interesting to note that kidneys process water for excretion, so some saltwater fish have dysfunctional kidneys or are missing kidneys to help prevent water loss.
2007-02-03 08:06:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marine fish drink copious amounts of seawater. The salt is processed & excreted through the urine. However, freshwater fish absorb their water directly through their skin, by a process called "Osmosis"
2007-02-05 16:46:49 · answer #2 · answered by ispooky2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,fish live in the water they take in air so they take in water.
2007-02-03 17:38:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most fish drink water with ever bite of food they take in and they also absorb water through the skin.
2007-02-03 16:07:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all living things need water to survive so yes they do drink water.
2007-02-03 16:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by angel h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get water through osmosis.
2007-02-06 12:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-02-03 16:59:59 · answer #7 · answered by cead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-02-03 16:11:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah
2007-02-03 16:18:46 · answer #9 · answered by SeaGlass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well of course they do.
2007-02-03 16:08:59 · answer #10 · answered by pamela d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋