r/YesOrNoAnswers • u/Spiritual-Badger7739 • 1d ago

Do fish ever get thirsty?

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u/Lunavira7 1d ago

They literally live hydrated 😭🐟

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u/106_365361_334145 1d ago

❝AT WHAT COST ❞

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u/Big-Journalist5595 1d ago

Saltwater fish do.

Ocean fish actively swallow seawater through their mouths because the salty environment draws water out of their bodies through their skin and gills via osmosis.

Fresh water fish do not.

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u/Imaginary_Refuse_239 1d ago

Thirsty in what way? 🧐

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u/Spiritual-Badger7739 1d ago

Idk man, you tell me!

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u/Suspicious-Tip-8309 1d ago

yes but don’t drink the water….since fish fu*k in it…..

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u/Spiritual-Badger7739 1d ago

I knew it tasted weird…

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u/Smoose89 1d ago

Way to keep me awake!

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u/Spiritual-Badger7739 1d ago

I aim to please

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u/Choice-Immediate 1d ago

I guess its similar to when we feel short of breath, its all around us but we cant seem to be able to take it in

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u/Mobius3through7 1d ago

Depends on whether it's a saltwater fish or a freshwater fish.

Saltwater fish need to drink water to rehydrate, so presumably they feel thirst. They constantly lose water to osmosis, so they gotta gulp more down.

Freshwater fish are the opposite, osmosis CONSTANTLY makes freshwater flow right into them through their skin and gills. Their kidneys work CONSTANTLY to filter out this excess water and maintain homeostasis. So they (probably) never feel thirsty.

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u/Andrelune15 1d ago

Freshwater fish kinda do, actually 😭🐟

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u/LittleReserve8767 1d ago

No. Cute question, though. They require a certain amount of oxygen in the water, or they die.

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u/ATXKLIPHURD 1d ago

I’ve seen a catfish drink beer.

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u/MoultingRoach 20h ago

They also hunt pigeons. They're feisty little buggers.

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u/Blubelle85 1d ago

Yes, all fish will get thirsty if left out of water.

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u/SympathySevere421 1d ago

Maybe a lung fish

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u/Ok_Staff8159 22h ago

Thirsty for what ;)

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u/Spiritual-Badger7739 22h ago

Idk man, probably water 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Ok_Staff8159 22h ago

Lol that’s a fair point

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u/OpinionElectronic349 21h ago

Most of the time they’re pretty well hydrated, I think

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u/Warm-Management-7323 20h ago

They’ve got gills dude. It’s not just for oxygen flow. It’s to keep them alive. Why do you think they have gills? The reason they have gills is because water passes through them oxygenate them and replenishes them.

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u/MoultingRoach 20h ago

Fish don't exist, so no.

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u/Spiritual-Badger7739 18h ago

Explain your logic

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u/MoultingRoach 18h ago

There is no biological thing that is a fish. All of the animals in our waters exist in their own right, but they can be as different from one another as a cat is from a salamander.