• Question: Do fish get thirsty?

    Asked by flick to Hermine, Katy, Laura, Nathalie, Paula on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Katy Mee

      Katy Mee answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Have you heard the phrase “drinks like a fish”?
      I think that answers your question.

    • Photo: Nathalie Pettorelli

      Nathalie Pettorelli answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Hi there,

      Yepp – sea fish (ones with bones though, the process is different for sharks) need to drink a lot of water to compensate for all the water they loose by osmosis 😉

    • Photo: Paula Salgado

      Paula Salgado answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Yes they do. As all animals, they need water, so they get thirsty!

      Depending on where they live – salt or fresh water – they have different mechanisms which involve absorbing water via their skin and/or drinking it.

    • Photo: Hermine Schnetler

      Hermine Schnetler answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Yes although it is easier and faster for them to quench there thirst. When they open there mouths they can be drinking or eating.

    • Photo: Laura Dixon

      Laura Dixon answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Not in the same way we do but they still need to intake water/minerals/etc. through their gills, skin, mouth, etc.

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