Minnows and aquatic life as young, then fish as they become adults in the ocean.
Fish have what looks like a line of dots running along their sides. In some species there is more than one line. This line is called a "Lateral Line". It contains pressur sensitive nerve endings. These act like our ears and pick up sound and other vibrations which are transfered to the fishes brain. The fish then reacts as required.
Characins (Tetra, Piranha, Hatchetfish, Pencilfish, Headstander)
Anabantoids (Gourami, Siamese Fighting fish)
Livebearers (Molly, Platy, Guppy, Swordtail)
Killifish
Catfish
Loaches
How often do freshwater angelfish breed?
Maybe. Most fish lay eggs, but there are some species of freshwater fish that "lay" their eggs inside their own bodies, then later "squirt" out the hatched tiny baby fish that grew from the eggs.
What do the different puffer fish look like?
There is an extensive database here:
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/
It contains most of the more common species of freshwater, brackish, and saltwater puffers.
Can you name types of freshwater fish?
um ok here are lots of freshwater fish: Australian rainbow fish, turquoise rainbow fish, black moor goldfish, blue oranda goldfish, chocolate oranda goldfish, koi angelfish, orange sunshine guppy & red cobra delta guppy um hope thers enough there to keep you going!! :)
What is a freshwater fish in a salmon family called?
There are two land-locked species of salmon in British Columbia: the steel-head and the Kootenay. And probably there are others in other parts of the world.
What is the habitat of a parrot fish?
The parrot cychlid is not a 'natural' fish. It is a breed developed from cross-breeding by fish collectors in Asia. Another example of such cross-breeding, to the point of extremeness, is the fish called Louhan.
What is Britains largest freshwater fish?
Original answer listed: The biggest freshwater fish in the US is Pike.
That would be incorrect. There are several fish found in the US that are larger than the Northern Pike and Muskellunge.
The White Sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish found in the US - they can be up to 20 feet long and weigh nearly 1,800 lbs.
The term "fingerling" or "juvenile" can be applied to young fish. Fry is a term that applies to an earlier stage of development when the fish has just absorbed its yolk sack and become free swimming. Fingerling is the general term for a fish in the stage when it is a little bigger than this but still small.
Cats, birds, dogs, bears, predatory fish, otters, snakes, frogs, turtles, raccoons, etc. Basically if it can get into a pond that is contained and stocked with fish and has a taste for fish, a pond is a buffet.
What fresh water fish doesn't die of old age?
Any fish that is killed by any means before they get old..
Are piranha both sexual and asexual?
Two comments: Piranhas are sexual--they have to mate (in piranha the female lays eggs on the river bottom and the male swims over them to fertilize them) to reproduce. To reproduce asexually, piranhas would have to divide, which they don't do. The other comment...piranha live in the Amazon, which is a freshwater river.
Can a goldfish survive in shallow water?
Not for very long. Since goldfish are extremely high waste producers, a smaller body of water would slowly kill them due to the toxins and lack of oxygen in the water.
What is the niche of a bluegill?
Bluegill are an abundant sunfish species, and are prey for largemouth bass and pike species, as well as humans, otters, osprey, and many creatures. They are also predators themselves, feeding on smaller fishes, insects, fish eggs.
yes walleye will bite you hand or whatever else it can get in its mouth. if you dont want to get bit dont hold them like a bass XD lololololol
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What type of water is Asian carp in?
Asian People!, lol but seriously mostly larger fish and mammals like fresh-warter dolphins in china. Asian people also eats them as food.
What are the different kinds of salmon?
Salmon is the name of several fishes of the family Salmonidae.They are found in both north atlantic and pacific oceans.
the atlantic ocean species belong to the genes salmo
the pacific ocean species belong to the genus oncorhynchus
The many fins around their body. They also change their own buoyancy by sucking in air and pushing air out.
What my dad used to tell me, sunfish is edible.But he also said that it doesnt usually tast too good. I've never tasted it before so i wouldn't really know on my own opinion.^.^
Your dad was wrong....sunfish, green sunfish...blue gill...aka bream and perch are outstanding pan fish to eat.
Do freshwater fish need sunlight?
No, but what they eat is generally part of a food chain which is based on plants that get their energy from sunlight by photosynthesis. There is at least one exception to this: deep ocean vent communities which get their energy from sulfur compounds.
Why are goldfish important to the world?
They were developed by the ancient Chinese aquarists using the process of selective breeding to be living creatures of beauty, colour, motion and interest to watch.