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What does a brackish water fish eat?

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Depend on waters if in the ocean they feed on shrimps and oysters but for more and best clarity visit jaymsafir on YouTube channel who has studied oceanology and teaches more about fish in Africa.

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Depending upon the species of fish, they eat shrimps, crabs etc. detrius, dead animals, live and dead insects and their larvae, water plants including algae. The list goes on and on.

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