Do The Fish Out At Sea Ever Sleep? Or Do They Swim 24/7?.?

Question

I was out fishing with my partner out at sea and was wondering if fish ever sleep, so I asked him and he didn't seem to know, So is there anyone out there in yahoo Answers who may know the answer.

Answer 1

Apparently fish don't have eyelids, so what I heard they do is go into this "dormamnt" state, in which they don't move, and the color of their scales/eyes fades a little. Sharks, on the other hand, minus a few species, need to keep swimming 24/7 so they never sleep. But they do swim sluggishly during the day to conserve energy for the night, their prime hunting time.

Answer 2

ok fish do sleep mine circulate to the backside and lie there and interior the morning i see them swimming fantastic ok turn off the mild circulate away it on 8-10 hours yet circulate away the present in this gives you oxygen and the shell according to probability cover somewhat the shells interior the gravel and plus they're going to use it i offered a broken Greek type pot for my aquarium and that they weren't going throughout the time of the hollow yet after 3 days they have been utilising it and that they prefer it lol

Answer 3

Kai has it. I too don't know if it's considered sleep but I've done night dives and messed with "sleeping" fish. Maybe they were dreaming because they didn't swim away.

Answer 4

yes there are several species of fish that "sleep" if you ever night dive you can see some fish almost laying on their sides.

Answer 5

Fish do not all follow the same rules. Fish are as different from each other as mammals.

Answer 6

Fish rest but they don't sleep. No eyelids. If they did sleep, they would become easy prey.

Answer 7

they stay still through the night but they dont actually sleep.