Obviously there are fish in the water but what happens to them?
2007-03-05 03:26:38 · 17 answers · asked by Applelicious 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
the lake has to be deep enough to contain enough oxygen or they will winter-kill. they feed and swim around just like they do in warmer months but a lot slower because of the cold. i live in Canada and i go ice-fishing all the time. i have watched them through holes in the ice as well as on sonar. i have been on lakes where the ice is over 3 feet thick and you can drive vehicles on them. if the lake contains the right amounts of nutrients, feed and oxygen they do just fine.
2007-03-05 03:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In deeper lakes and in fast moving water only the top few inches of the lake freezes over. Even in the north of Canada this doesn't usually mean more than 10 or 12 inches of ice. The fish swim around happily in the unfrozen water underneath. Ice fishing can be done through holes in the ice.
2007-03-05 03:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by SmartBlonde 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IN winters even as lakes freeze, the ice continues to be on the topp fo the lake and doesnt convert the decrease layers genuine ice too. This ice type of protects the animals contained in the water from getting frozen. even as the elements adjustments the ice melts. an identical is for the summers to boot even as even in maximum acceptable climate the water doesnt boil n temp receives raised up. those adjustments are restricted to the better layers of water in reality. also it relies upon on the intensity to boot., Like that is the phenomeneon in oceans n massive lakes. If there's a veryt small water body round ut living house or in outside, assume it ot be frozen totally n all fishes will be lifeless. each now and then like arctic sea, some fishes do have Anti Freeze Proteins (AFP's) that help the fishes in battling crystallization of ice of their bodies by technique of binding to ice crystals.
2016-12-05 06:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fish just go lower than the ice. Even in small fish ponds, goldfish can survive as long as all of the water isn't frozen. The fish' metabolism slows down also.
2007-03-05 03:58:40 · answer #4 · answered by to be announced 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take it you actually believe the lake freezes all the way through..:-)..
Poor soul... the water only freezes at the top, so therefore the fishes go deeper which is warmer.
2007-03-05 03:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by fancyface 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing they stay in the water, that's why the have night fishing in New England. They make a hole in the ice and sit in a tent over the hole and fish at night...men do this ,need I say more!!
2007-03-05 03:35:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Just The Layer On The Top Of The Water That Freezes.
Good Question Tho ! =D
2007-03-05 03:31:57 · answer #7 · answered by dO yOu wanna piece Of me :-D[8]? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They stay in the water. The water doesnt freeze all the way down, so they just go a bit deeper!
2007-03-05 03:30:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are down where the water is and is a little warmer. The pond does not freeze solid.
2007-03-06 05:49:46 · answer #9 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They go to the deepest part of the lake ,
some species bury themselves in the silt its the warmest part
in a lake.
2007-03-05 03:34:28 · answer #10 · answered by mickjack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋