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Do freshwater fish need sunlight

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No, but what they eat is generally part of a food chain which is based on plants that get their energy from sunlight by photosynthesis. There is at least one exception to this: deep ocean vent communities which get their energy from sulfur compounds.

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it depends on what kind of fish other than that i would ask a pet stor owner

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Almost all fish need sunlight because it reform there natural habitat.

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