Posted by jayda on October 24, 19102 at 14:28:50:
In Reply to: Re: Help on question about fresh water fish posted by pooh on October 26, 1999 at 20:37:14:
: : Could someone help me on the question about puuting a fresh water fish into salt water?:
: : What would happen if you put a fresh water fish into salt water?
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if u put A FRESH WATER FISH IN SALT WATR:Question: What would actually happen if a fresh water fish had to live in salt water? Shannon Answer 1: For most fish, they would die. But some, like eels and salmon, can move freely between the two at certain stages of their lives. To do this they have special mechanisms of excretion and absorption of salt and water.--ProfBill Answer 2: If you put a freshwater fish into saltwater, most fish would lose weight (from losing water from its body) and eventually die. Approximately 2% of all 21000 species of fish actually move from freshwater to saltwater or from salt to fresh at some point in their lives, the move would kill any other fish. But even with these special varieties of fish, the move must be gradual so their bodies can adjust, or they too, will die from the change. If you want to learn more about why the freshwater fish will lose water, (or why a saltwater fish in freshwater would gain water), look up the words "diffusion" and "osmosis".