Do fish ever sleep?
2007-07-03 13:05:37 · 6 answers · asked by ♥ Animal Lover ♥ 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes, they absolutely do sleep. These cazy people who say they have to keep swimming are confusing fish with some kinds of sharks, but alas, sharks "sleep" too.
2007-07-03 13:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they sleep, as with every animal its system slows down requiring less oxygen the simple movement of the gill plate is sufficient to provide the flow, this is an automatic ability much the same as it is when you go to sleep, you don't stop breathing.
Aj
2007-07-03 21:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by andyjh_uk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes. fish like all other water animals "sleep". they shut off half their brain. so they can still keep breathing and swimming but they can also rest at the same time.
2007-07-03 20:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by Tre 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. They cannot sleep because they have to keep moving. If they stop moving, water doesn't travel over their gills, and they suffocate. They rest, but they don't "sleep" like other animals do.
Nosoop4u
2007-07-03 20:08:51 · answer #4 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No beacuase they have to keep moving. But sometimes they might rest their eyes and then continue moving.
2007-07-03 20:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes they'll sleep when yousleep, i think that how it's work
2007-07-03 23:31:19 · answer #6 · answered by always right 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋