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What are the puffer fish habits?
Puffing up...
How does a puffer fish adapt?
First, puffer fish are poisonous, so if one is eaten, its predator dies, preventing that predator from reproducing. Secondly, if threatened, they can inflate themselves, expanding in size and pointing their spines outward. This startles predators and hurts them if the predator still tries to bite the pufferfish.
Can puffer fish survive in fresh water?
No. Puffer fish can only survive in the ocean.
Is a puffer fish a prey or predator?
Mainly a predator, except to the tiger shark. Then It would be prey
Can a green puffer fish survive in fresh water?
yes all puffer fish can survive in fresh water areas
How do the adaptations help the puffer fish survive?
the puffer fish has an extremely weird adaption but it is 100% true. when the puffer fish gets scared it puffs up and takes about 30 dumps while swimming away. the puffer fish does this because the dump it takes will change colors confusing the predator and this makes the predator usually give up!
What makes puffer fish puff up?
The Puffer Fish will puff up on a number of occasions. The most frequent is if it feels threatened or if a predator is attempting to eat the Puffer Fish. This method makes the Puffer Fish hard to swallow and does not look as appetizing to these predators.
Is a puffer fish a herbivore or a carnivore?
A pufferfish is a carnivore. Here is some more facts about puffer fish. They have to eat hard shelled animals to survive. For instance snail or a crab.
Do pea dwarf puffer fish puff up?
yes dwarf puffer's will puff up. but please try to avoid this as puffing up is a defense mechanisum and will decrease your puffers immune system, and life span. puffing up is extremly stressful for the fish and can put pressure on internal organs which leads to shortened life span and lowered immune system. i have a dwarf puffer and have done some extensive research on it and it's care. also when a puffer puffs up there is also a chance it will draw in air which will cause floation difficultlies and can lead to death by suffocation, as they will float to the top of the water and their gills will be out of the water hence they suffocate. i have read that if this happens and you catch it quick enough you can help them to deflate by holding them nose down (i think) under the water allowing the air to escape without the puffer suffocating but you would need to research that on the net to be certain. hope this helps!
When a puffer fish blows up in defense what kind of behavior is this?
Puffer fish actually blow up to protect themselves from other dangerous enemies. Mothers may also use this technique to protect their young. By puffing themselves up, they make themselves bigger and harder to eat by their predators.
Do puffer fish poison you?
All fish tend to over-eat and can get bloated and die. Any over eating fish can rupture - I think exploding is expecting for too much.
How similar are puffer fish and stingrays?
Not very, yet, they are similar in the way of protection. Both can quickly kill or hurt a predator by either stinging then or pricking them.
