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What would happen if you placed a salt water fish into a fresh water tank?
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∙ 13y ago
No, don't try it. No. The salt would disolve. And don't try it
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∙ 16y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThey would die because they would not cope!
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What would happen if you put a fresh water fish in the ocean?
Explain what would happen if a piece of seaweed from the ocean was placed in a fresh water aquarium?
What would happen if you placed a normal body cell into fresh water?
it cause it to swell
What would happen to a fresh water cell if placed into salt-water?
die..and its body will float on the surface
What would happen if a perch is placed in salt water?
There are certain types of perch that live in salt water, so in that case nothing would happen. However, if a fresh water perch was placed in salt water it would die. There are very few fish that can go between salt water and fresh water and perch is not one of them.
What would happen to fresh water algae if they are placed in the ocean?
they would be in a hypertonic solution, so they would shrivel and die
What will happen if sea urchin eggs are taken from the sea and placed in fresh water?
the eggs would swell in size because of the salt in the sea water.
If sea urchin eggs are taken from the sea and placed in fresh water what will happen?
the eggs would swell in size because of the salt in the sea water.
What would happen to fresh water amoeba if placed in salty water?
It will lose its water to the salty water by osmosis, the amoeba will crenate and die due to excessive loss of water.
Why should a fresh water fish be placed in a fresh water aquarium?
If you wish a fresh water fish to be kept alive and well so that it may be studied or kept as a pet. The fish will need to be placed in a suitable container with suitable water that has suitable parameters. Without water a fish will die just like you would die if your air supply was removed. If the fish was a fresh water fish and the water was salt as opposed to fresh, to the fish, it would be similar to what would happen to you if someone put poisoned gas in your personal air supply. You would be extremely ill and then die. So would the fish.
What would happen to a frog if it were placed in the Atlantic Ocean?
It would die. Frogs have a porous skin and the slat in the sea water would quickly kill it, because fogs are adapted to live in fresh water.
What would happen to a cell surrounded by fresh water?
it would burst
What do you think would happen if a fish that lived in a fresh water environment was placed in an ocean?
Some species are interchangeable, most are not and those would die from internal organs being crushed.
