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Most of the time small fish help larger fish by becomming part of their diet. However, there are many smaller fish that are considered 'cleaner fish', that help larger fish by eating parasites and dead skin and scales off of larger fish. Examples are the neon goby and the various species of cleaner wrasses found on coral reefs.
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Why only small fish eat plankton?
Plankton are eaten by filter feeders such as clams, as well as by small fish. Larger fish would be looking for something larger to eat. Plankton are extremely small.
What unit would you use to determine the mass of a fish?
Grams for small fish, kilograms for larger fish.
What would happen to the snail and the larger fish if the small fish disappeared?
they may not have food
What eats a small fish in the ocean?
larger fish, such as salmon. Dolphins and whales also eat them.
Explain biomagnification with the help of an example?
Biomagnification is the process where toxins become more concentrated as they move up the food chain. For example, a small fish may consume water contaminated with a toxic chemical. A larger fish then eats many of these small fish, accumulating a higher concentration of the toxin. Finally, when a human consumes the larger fish, they may be exposed to dangerous levels of the toxin due to biomagnification.
What is a baitfish?
A baitfish is any of a number of varieties of small fish which are used as bait to catch larger fish.
Can a pregnant molly fish be kept in a small fish bowl?
no, i would advise a larger tank x
Which fish has a smaller fish attached to it?
All fish have the ability to have a smaller fish attach to them. There are two different types of cleaner gobies that attach to small fish to clean them. Then there are five different species of larger fish that tend to clean larger fish such as sharks.
How can you stop fishing for small fish?
The best way to stop fishing for small fish , is to stop fishing . If you mean " how stop catching small fish " then the answer is , use a larger hook , and or bait . Also another way is to fish deeper waters . Most larger fish like deeper water for protection , and generally only come into shallower water to feed , or spawn.
What does a fish in a sea eat?
It would depend upon the size of the fish. Small fish probably eat plankton. Larger fish eat smaller fish. Some fish eat invertebrates.
What is the horses food web?
Seahorse feed on small crustaceans such as water fleas,small fish,and other organisms.Seahorse's are prey to sharks,rays,crabs,and larger fish.
What is a marine food web for squid?
A baby squid eats plankton and may be eaten by a larger squid.Seaweed is eaten by a small fish. The squid eats the fish.Seaweed is eaten by a small fish. The larger fish eats the smaller fish. A large squid eats the larger fish.https://www.cuteness.com/article/squids-eat-food-chainhttp://royalalbatrossadaptation.blogspot.com/2012/11/food-webs.html
