2007-03-20 01:45:04 · 14 answers · asked by MaSTeR 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
The same reason you'd drown in held under water. Can't breathe!
2007-03-20 02:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by something_fishy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fish die when taken out of water because without water they can't breath. It's like taking air away from a human. They literally suffocate.
2007-03-20 01:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by Brenda M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean why do fishes die when they're taken out of the water? If you meant that, then it's because they can't breathe anymore. Fish take oxygen out of the water and then release it again. So, technichly it's like breathing water. I hope this helps! =)
2007-03-20 01:55:05 · answer #3 · answered by Lefty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish breathe through gills, not lungs. Gills require water to work. If the fish is out of water it will suffocate.
2007-03-20 01:49:01 · answer #4 · answered by canela 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because fish are gill breathers. Their respiratory system is designed to filter oxygen from water. They cannot "breathe" out of water.
2007-03-20 01:49:14 · answer #5 · answered by searchpup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish use gills, which are adapted for extracting oxygen from water.
When they're out of water, they can't "breathe" and so they die. In essence, it's the reverse of a human drowning underwater -- take them out of their element and they die.
2007-03-20 01:49:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jarien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get their oxygen out of the water which passes over their gills rather than oxygen out of the air like us
2007-03-20 02:00:14 · answer #7 · answered by hobo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because dead fish is bad for the water, and the animals that live in it, it is harmful to humans aswell.
wait i didnt get your question at first lol, well fish do not have lungs like we do, they have gills.
2007-03-20 01:49:12 · answer #8 · answered by Cutie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They die because their gills are only able to get oxygen from water, not air like humans can. Essentially, they suffocate.
2007-03-20 01:58:47 · answer #9 · answered by Rags to Riches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They die because they have no lungs to breath air as we do. The have gills and breath underwater.
2007-03-20 01:51:10 · answer #10 · answered by brandon c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋