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Do fish drink water?
Fish ??????
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Delw
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No SIlly they goto the top for air....
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Left Behind
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Here's your answer Del...
W.C. Fields, the comedian from the golden age of the
movies, who was known for drinking everything but water,
would probably have answered this question with, "Only
if nothing else were available." And I suppose that a
thirsty, thoughtful fish might speculate, "Is this all
there is?" because clearly, when fish belly up to the
bar, there's only one liquid on the menu.
The answer, then, is yes, they drink it. Saltwater fish
do so under duress. Gulp! The greater concentration of
salt in the water outside their bodies is constantly
drawing the less salty fluid inside them out through
their skin, a porous membrane, through the process of
osmosis. Therefore they have to be drinking constantly
to replace that lost fluid. Freshwater fish don't have
this problem and don't need to drink, but they take in
some water anyway when they open their mouths to eat.
W.C. Fields, the comedian from the golden age of the
movies, who was known for drinking everything but water,
would probably have answered this question with, "Only
if nothing else were available." And I suppose that a
thirsty, thoughtful fish might speculate, "Is this all
there is?" because clearly, when fish belly up to the
bar, there's only one liquid on the menu.
The answer, then, is yes, they drink it. Saltwater fish
do so under duress. Gulp! The greater concentration of
salt in the water outside their bodies is constantly
drawing the less salty fluid inside them out through
their skin, a porous membrane, through the process of
osmosis. Therefore they have to be drinking constantly
to replace that lost fluid. Freshwater fish don't have
this problem and don't need to drink, but they take in
some water anyway when they open their mouths to eat.
Delw
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Damn and I thought i had a dehdration problem...
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