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Platypuses do not eat fish. It is conceivable, although unlikely, that they might eat very, very tiny fish which were the same size as the insect larvae and annelid worms they eat.

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Do platypus eat mainly fish?

No: platypuses do not eat fish at all. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish.


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.


Does an antelope eat a platypus?

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What percentage of food does a platypus eat a day?

The platypus most of its time searching for food as it must eat the equivalent of its own weight daily to meet its own energy needs. So, for an average 1kg platypus, that means it must consume at least a kilogram's worth of insect larvae, crustaceans and small fish each day.


Would a small Fish in the ocean eat plankton?

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Why only small fish eat plankton?

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What kind of fish does a platypus eat?

Platypuses do not eat any species of fish. They feed on small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish.


What type of fish does a platypus eat?

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How much food does the platypus eat?

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Do all fish eat shrimp?

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What small fish eat seaweed?

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