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Fresh water fish absorb water through their skin and gills, Saltwater Fish actually do drink water.

In saltwater fish, they have to drink because their body's concentration of salt is lower than the surrounding water. Therefore, they have to drink huge amounts of water every day to stay hydrated.

In Freshwater Fish, their salt concentration is higher than that of the surrounding water, and, as osmosis dictates, they absorb water through their highly permeable skin. To keep from bursting, freshwater fish actually have to excrete water, up to 10 times their body weight daily, unlike saltwater fish.

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Ilana Bass

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∙ 5y ago
lol noooo i have fish and they dont drink water they absorb it and pls dont try to put your freshwater fish in salt water if u love them
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Sun West Genetics

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∙ 4y ago
Fishes dont actually drink water, down through the mouth. But obviously they need water, like all living things need to live. They genearally absorb it through there skin (osmosis) same way hormones and nutrients are absorbed in to our blood.
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i wonder who found this 'not helpful'
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