2007-02-10 09:29:11 · 11 answers · asked by raidz 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Actually, the majority of fish can swim backwards. It's the exception to the rule that can't.
2007-02-10 09:38:28 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
technological understanding Chick, that's very lovable yet no longer unavoidably superb. Fish can and do swim backwards. some species are certainly greater proficient at it than others, alongside with contributors of the eel kinfolk. different fish are waiting to back out of a great spot, yet no longer unavoidably for long distances. I actually have a male swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri) that swims backwards all the way in the time of my 29g tank and back, mutually as he courts the girls individuals. he's fairly very solid at it, and he by no potential bumps into something.
2016-11-03 02:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish can swim backwards, but it is unproductive to swim backwards for any length of time. Just like humans. We can walk backwards, but it isn't the best means of propulsion, so, we usually only walk backwards for long enough to be able to turn around to a more productive form of walking.
2007-02-10 10:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fish do not swim backwards because if they did, they would drown. fish gather oxygen through the flow of water through their gills. They do not however gather the oxygen when the water flows backwards through their gills. When fisherman catch large sharks out at sea, (were talking 1 ton sharks) they tie a rope to their back fin and drag them backwards to shore. The water flowing through their gills backwards causes the fish to drown. thus making it A LOT easier for the fisherman to take the large fish out of the water. So if a fish swam backwards, it would drown.
For the comment
"they usually do swim backwards a little bit. if you watch them the will do a little back up swim and then spin around. "
check their gills, because I bet their gills are closed when they do that.
2007-02-13 09:13:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fish's main means of propulsion is the tail. A fish would have to have a tail on its head to efficiently swim backwards.
2007-02-10 09:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
they usually do swim backwards a little bit. if you watch them the will do a little back up swim and then spin around.
2007-02-10 10:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If they swam backwards they wouldn't know where they were going and would probably end up in a predators mouth!!
Evolution works in the way that animals adapt in USEFUL ways...going backwards would get them eaten more easily
Having said this, technically some certain types of fish CAN, but they are different from your average fish
2007-02-10 09:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by pinkfudge27 4 · 0⤊ 7⤋
they can swim backwards but they're not like how humons can walk backwards but they're not
2007-02-10 11:32:58 · answer #8 · answered by jessica_elenita 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe that it will damage their gills, at least if they go to fast
2007-02-10 09:55:45 · answer #9 · answered by Skittles 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe because it's easier to turn around?
I've seen them turn around so fast that I couldn't SEE it....so they don't NEED that skill.
2007-02-10 09:38:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋