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Their mouths lap open and their eyes freeze they jump about looking for the water.

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Q: Where did the expression fish out of water come from?
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What do fangtooth fish eat?

they eat other fish in the water cuz fish cant come out of the water


How are crabs and fish alike?

no because crabs come out of water and live and fish when the are out of water they die


What meen fish in water?

I think you may have things a bit mixed up. The expression is " Like a fish out of water" this aludes to someone being uncomfortable and in a place where one does not belong.


What country does mackerel come from?

Mackerel are salt-water fish, and come from the sea not the country.


How do you know when your fish is in heat?

Comming into 'heat' is an expression that never applies to fish. If you are referring to the livebearing species, they seem to be like humans and are receptive permanently. If you are referring to most other species, they come into "breeding condition" when all the conditions and water parameters are exactly right for their particular species to do so.


Are reptiles more closely related to fish or mammals and why?

Fish because Fish are animals that live in water and reptiles come from that region.


Why did that fish have to come out of the water and evolve, making me have to pay bills?

Because you couldnt preserve the water.


How do you avoid fish in ice planet?

to avoid fish on ice planet you need to jump when they come out of the water to bite you . !


What kind of fish is this?

There are thousands of fish in numerous types of water that come in all shapes, sizes, colors and temperament.


Can fish survive in hot water?

Well, that depends on what type of fish they are. Just like fresh water fish cannot survive in salt water, fish which had lived in hot water cannot live in cold water.


Why do dead fish sinks then floats on water?

Because fish breathe water so when their lungs fill up it makes them sink but when it empties they rise which is why dead fish come to the surface when they die.


How are fish in ponds that have not been stocked?

A fish in a landlocked body of water (such as a pond) would have to come from another source. If in fact it wasnt put in there by man, then it would have had to come there by another means. A fish could swim into a pond from another body of water by underground water sources, or after a flood of a river the fish could have been deposited into the pond.