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Can there be too much dissolved oxygen in water for fish to survive?
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∙ 12y ago
No. There can not be too much oxygen in a fishes water. If a fish is swimming upside down and it is not of a species known for doing that, then the fish has a damaged swim bladder. The fish is very sick and will die.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThere is hardly 1% O2 in water but it is sufficient for fishes .
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Can oxygen dissolve?
Yes. Fish survive by "breathing" the oxygen dissolved in the water.
What is dissolve oxygen?
Dissolved oxygen is the current amount of oxygen in the water. A certain amount of Dissolved Oxygen Is needed to keep the fish alive, if any of the dissolved oxygen decreases by either a little or a lot it can cause changes in the water, normally if the dissolved oxygen decreases so do the fish and aquatics life's life.
Some power plants release hot waste water into nearby rivers or streams fish living in these waters sometimes die from lack of oxygen write a hypothesis to explain what has happened to the oxygen?
Because gases dissolved in water is different then solids dissolved in water, warm water holds less dissolved oxygen than cool or cold water Hot water released in rivers or streams lowers the dissolved oxygen concentrations. Since fish also needs oxygen to live, they can't survive because there is not enough dissolved oxygen in the water for them to live off of.
What's dissolved oxygen?
Dissolved oxygen is the current amount of oxygen in the water. A certain amount of Dissolved Oxygen Is needed to keep the fish alive, if any of the dissolved oxygen decreases by either a little or a lot it can cause changes in the water, normally if the dissolved oxygen decreases so do the fish and aquatics life's life.
What do you think is a contributing factor to a fishkill that occurs during summer months that may be traced to temperature effect on solubility of a gas in water?
At high temperature, oxygen is less soluble in water. Fishes need dissolved oxygen in their respiration. A fish kill results when the dissolved oxygen in water is so depleted that the fish cannot survive.
Fish breathe oxygen which is dissolved in water what kind of solution?
Firstly oxygen isn't dissolved into water, but the solution is hydrogen dioxide.
fish out of water?
it is when you are in a place that you dont belong or you dont feel right in that place
Is it good to have dissolved oxygen in water?
Well,it depends. If you are talking about if things are going to live in the water such as fish, then yes. Although, aquatic plants like algae need Carbon dioxide dissolved in the water just like plants on land do. However, it will not cause any noticeable effects if you dissolve oxygen in water.
How does oxygen get into water for fish to breathe?
Oxygen partially dissolves in water. Respiratory systems of aquatic animals are adapted to get this dissolved oxygen. They have gills for respiration.
What is biological imortance of air dissolved in water?
Oxygen can be dissolved in water. This is biologically important because animals that live in the water, such as fish, need to get oxygen from the water to perform respiration and live.
Does gill lamellae use energy to separate oxygen from water?
Oxygen that is dissolved in the water crossed ghe gill menbrane by diffusion. The oxygen is dissolved in the water like carbon dioxide in a beer. This oxygen is not a part of the water molecule. The oxygen in the water molecule is not available to the fish, when dosolved oxygen gets low, yhou have a fish kill.
Where do fishes get oxygen when they breath?
fish have gills to breath so yeah
