Me and my freind have been wondering this... please answer ppl
2007-02-27 01:06:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Freshwater fish absorb most of the water they need through their skin via osmosis (is the net movement of water through a selective permeable membrane from a region of low solute potential to a region of high solute potential), not through their gills. The gills are for respiration.
Saltwater fish actually drink the water the live in, as the salt in the water is constantly pulling H2O from their bodies in a reverse respiration, this is why some fish such as catfish are sensitive to salt in the water, but this is also why some fresh water fish are helped by salt to generate a mucous slime coat on their skin which is necessary for disease prevention. Proper electrolytes, magnesium and other elements are important for slime coat generation.
2007-02-27 01:14:08 · answer #1 · answered by brianthesnailuk2002 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water.
2007-02-27 09:10:58 · answer #2 · answered by winona e 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water
2007-02-27 09:13:36 · answer #3 · answered by ♥..It's Me..♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water of course
2007-02-27 09:11:43 · answer #4 · answered by yakisikli 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha, they dont drint, well, not really, they just injest some water everyone in a while
2007-02-27 11:49:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will drink what ever you put them in...not for long, but they will drink it!
2007-02-27 09:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by soggykipper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same as why don't budgies complan of draught. give em lemonade it makes em blow up.
2007-02-27 09:10:01 · answer #7 · answered by hellraiza15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water and their own wee.
2007-02-27 09:36:11 · answer #8 · answered by Jeanette 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you and your friend are weird... what do goldfish drink?? Gatorade! thirst quencher...
2007-02-27 09:36:42 · answer #9 · answered by d'g0odMan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red bull, it gives them wings
2007-02-27 13:39:15 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ Wild-@-Heart ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋