Do fish drink water?

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ChristinaBug2890
 
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Do fish drink water?

by ChristinaBug2890

Serious question...do fish drink the water they swim in? I'v seem them poo but do they pee?


texasfishlover7598
 
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by texasfishlover7598

fish tecnicaly dont drink water its absorbed threw there skin then filtered out by the kidneys then passed so fish dont drink but they do pee


a1k8t31524
 
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by a1k8t31524

frwsh water use osmosis to get the water that they need, like texas said when the absorb it througt their skin, but marine fish do drink beacuse they do not uses osmosis, has to do with the spacific gravity of the saly water i believe

Do fish drink water?

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