Sunday, August 2, 2009

How long can a fish be out of water?

like if a fish came out of its tank and stood there on da floor.
how long can he stay alive?
Answers:
Out of water, the gills collapse like wet tissue paper, and very little surface area is left exposed for gas exchange. Most fish, therefore, can only survive a short time out of water before oxygen deficiency catches up with them and they asphyxiate.
about 2minutes 4the most
Not too long.Maybe a minute or so.
5 minutes... i had like 7 fish i bought, and 1 fell on the floor and i noticed like a while later, so i put it in the tank and it was fine.
it depends what kind of fish your talking about...beta fish can survive out of water for atleast a half minute (i am guessing..do not try) because they have lungs and come to the top of their tanks to breathe..however, another fish such as a gold one...would not last long because it needs water to filter out the oxygen to breate
About a minute, maybe less.

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