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Q: What does it mean if your fish is rubbing itself against the rocks?
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What large ocean fish has an almost spherical body?

A puffer fish, when threatened, will inflate itself until it is spherical to defend itself against predators.


How these the female salmon make her nest?

the female salmon is helped to lay its eggs by rubbing its genitals against male fish to stimulate its cliterus


What animal attaches itself to rocks upside down?

The dead type----newtest3-----Ill fish, overfed fish, some types of catfish (Synodontis nigriventris and others in the Mochokidae family).


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the Mexican walking fish defends itself against predators by camouflaging itself in the surroundings.


What does a dorsla fin do for a fish?

It acts like a keel on a yacht and enables the fish to propel itself in any direction against a water flow.


Why do fish rub against sand or rocks?

To rid themselves of parasites that are attached to their skins. Also to plant their eggs and sperm in a nest.


Can divers by petting fish kill them by rubbing off the mucous coating protection on fish?

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What not to feed fish?

Rocks.


Why do you find smooth rounded rocks at the sea shore and the rivers?

Sediment carried by the river acts as an abrasive against the rocks on the bottom of the river. Rocks are also continually bounced into each other, which also serves to gradually knock off rough edges, making them smoother and rounder.


Are normal rocks healthy for goldfish?

Normal rocks are not healthy for gold fish. Although you can use them as long as you clean the rocks before you put them in your fish tank. There are lots of harmful things on rocks that can get your fish really sick, if you have expensive fish your best bet is to use the rocks that you get from your local fish store. I had some of the same type of fish you had and i did not listen to someone telling me the same thing I'm telling you and all of my fish died i would not want the same thing happening to you. I wish you luck on your fish tank


Which fish is a dolphin's enemy?

Dolphins are capable of defending itself in a group against preditors, but if alone I would say a group of sharks.


What is the purpose of fish scales?

The fish is a natural born enemy to the turtle. The turtles used to bite and kill the fish, but over time through evolution and natural selection, the fish have developed scales to help protect them from the turtles.