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How is the swim bladder of a fish similar to submarine ballast?
The similarity lies in their use - the control of buoyancy.
How is a fish like a submarine?
Perhaps the question should be, "How is a submarine like a fish?" because fish came first, and people copied their idea. Some fish have a bladder to vary their buoyancy, just as a submarine does with its ballast tanks. Also, shape makes a difference. Elongated fish and submarines; those with a higher length-beam ratio like Barracuda are very fast, but the shorter and fatter ones like goldfish have more maneuverability in a hydrodynamic environment.
How does a fish's bladder cause the fish to move like a submarine?
Their is an air chamber in most fishes just like in submarines. When it gets filled with air the fish moves up. While, when air is released the fish moves down. This is precisely what happens in a submarine.
How do fish use their swim bladder to float or sink?
If the bladder is filled with gas it will expand slightly and the fish will gain size but loose some relative weight so it will rise in the water. If the opposite happens the bladder shrinks in size therefore the fish has less size for its relative weight and the fish sinks.Fish's swim bladder affect its overall density by increase the fish's volume, therefor the fish's overall density decreases, it keeps the fish from sinking in water.By adjusting the amount of gas in the swim bladder, a fish can change its buoyancy allowing it to move up and down in the water column. A submarine can pump water into and out of its ballast tanks to achieve the same effect.
How does the air bladder work for the fish?
no, they have a swim bladder but this is so the fish can stay afloat
What is the function of the swim bladder of fish?
The swim bladder makes your fish sink so it isn't floating to the top of the tank.If your fish is floating then it might be a swim bladder problem.Or your fish is dying.
What is the function of a swim bladder as found in a bony fish?
swim bladder is what helps the fish stay afloat without the swim bladder a fish would simply sink duhhh
What special organ helps a boney fish float?
they have an organ called a swim bladder. It is filled with gas and it keeps them afloat.
What is the swim bladder used for and how does it work?
Going UpSwim bladders are located in the center of a fish's body in order to help the fish's balance and swimming ability. According to the book "Goldfish", some fancy goldfish like the lionhead are poor swimmers because their swim bladder is located too far forward. When the fish wants to go up, a pneumatic duct opens to let in oxygen to swell the bladder up like a little balloon. By gulping, the fish can help fill up the bladder. Some fish, like the rudd, have two swim bladders.Going DownWhen the fish wants to swim lower, they deflate their swim bladders. The gas is absorbed into their gas glands, which are located on either side of the swim bladder. The fish's body can also use the gas glands to help inflate the swim bladder. Fish can also expel excess gas from their mouths in something similar to a belch. Also, if fish are caught in oxygen-poor water, they can use some of the oxygen in the gas glands or swim bladder to help them breathe. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, some of fish species like sharks use oil instead of gas to inflate or deflate an area in the liver, since oil is lighter than water.Going the Wrong WayIf a fish is swimming sideways, is unable to rise to the surface or is clearly having trouble swimming, chances are it is due to swim bladder disorder. If a fish is constipated, this could press the digestive organs against the swim bladder, not allowing it to inflate properly. According to HealthyBetta.com, a fish that has swim a bladder disorder should go on a fast for a day and not be fed so much in the future. Also, splitting the feedings to two or three a day is better on the swim bladder than one large feed per day.
How is a fish bladder the same as an existing human invention?
A ballon because when you blow it up with air it floats like a fish bladder and when you let out the air it sinks like a fish bladder.
What was the iron fish?
Submarine besh-lo iron fish
What is a fish balance called?
The swim bladder is the organ that keeps the fish balanced and upright, is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy. It is also known as the gas bladder, fish maw or air bladder.
