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True salt water (marine) fish do not have the required evolutionay developments to cope with living in fresh water. Brackish water or Estuarine fish can be aclimatised to live in fresh water for a considerable time but eventually they will need a return to salt water otherwise they get sick.
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Are piranha's freshwater fish or salt water fish?
Piranhas are freshwater fish, living in the Amazon basin.Actually they are both freshwater and salt.... Mostly freshwater though!
Can puffer fish live in salt and freshwater?
yes. But they prefer salt water
Do cod fish live in salt or freshwater?
They live in the sea and the sea is SALTY.
Is it safe to add live salt water sand to a establish salt water aquarium?
Well, there are 2 types of fish, saltwater fish, and freshwater fish. Only put in saltwater if you own a saltwater fish. Note: Saltwater fish could live safely in freshwater, but freshwater fish will suffocate in saltwater.
What is it called when a fish can live in both freshwater and salt water?
Potatoes
Can swordfish live in Freshwater?
Because sword fish cannot live without salt water,as they are 80% salt and 20% water ! :)
Where does a freshwater fish live?
Freshwater fish live in streams, lakes, rivers, ponds, and any body of water without salt. For example an ocean. what kinds of things do they live with in there habitat?
What saltwater fish that can live in freshwater?
One of the most common fish that can live in both salt and fresh water is a salmon:)
What is the difference saltwater fish and freshwater fish?
The difference is saltwater fish tend to live in environments where there is salt available in the water (oceans) and freshwater fish live in environments that lack in salt(rivers, ponds, streams). There are also a number of biological and physiological differences relating to water and salt retention and excretion.
Do freshwater fish need some kind of salt?
Freshwater fish derive small amounts of salt from their freshwater habitat. If you place a freshwater fish in saltwater, the difference in habitat will cause the fish to burst.
How do tropical fish live in the ocean?
Those are salt-water tropical fish not the freshwater fish you see in pet-stores.
What is the difference between goldfish and fish in the sea?
Goldfish are freshwater pond fish, fish in the sea live in salt water.
