LOOK! The fish DROWNED!

Philippines
February 4, 2007 9:01am CST
I don't know if this is true or not. But I've heard once that fish DO drown. How? They said that if you pull a fish BACKWARDS while holding its tail, water will enter its head thru its gills and drown. Do you believe so? Can a fish really drown? =/
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clownfish
@clownfish (3269)
• United States
4 Feb 07
Hi! Fish can and do drown. The reason is that they need oxygen like all living creatures, but not all fish process oxygen in the same way. Some are mouth-breathers, like bettas, and get oxygen through lungs. Others process oxygen out of the water through their gills. Regardless of the method, if oxygen is not available, the fish will drown. BTW, some fish are perfectly capable of swimming backwards. :-)
blindedfox
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
4 Feb 07
Yeah! I've seen fish that can swim backwards. But I noticed most of them swim verrrry slowly. Maybe because they do not want water to enter their gills? =/
clownfish
@clownfish (3269)
• United States
4 Feb 07
Now that I couldn't tell you. I don't know if it's true or not.
blindedfox
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
4 Feb 07
I'd better do some more surfing (pun not intended). =P
vega83
@vega83 (6342)
• Bahrain
5 Feb 07
it could be possible..... maybe... i don't know... have you tried it? in the name of science of course.
blindedfox
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
I haven't actually tried it.. But as the facts say, I think it is possible. Too much water in the head can kill any living creature.. =/
chiyochan
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
well i think it is possible. everything is possible and it can happen to anyone, anything at all and die because of water... i wouldnt want to try it though...
blindedfox
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
That's the last thing I'd want if I can choose how I die. I'd rather die in an explosion than drowning. You get to suffer every second of it before you die.. Terrible.
cscq88
@cscq88 (36)
• China
5 Feb 07
Did not believe
blindedfox
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
Believe it.
Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I hadn't ever heard of that before but I guess it could be possible. I always wandered why fish cannot swim backwards as well as they do forwards?
blindedfox
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
4 Feb 07
Actually, there are fish that can swim backwards. Maybe they have specialized gills. But most fish just swim forward. Geez. The mysterious of the aquztic realm.. =P
shawn2008
@shawn2008 (296)
• United States
5 Feb 07
yea because they need a constant flow of water through their gills (1 way) in order to breath. ive actually heard of this to and its pretty interesting if ya ask me...a fish drowning i meen cmon lol.
rubininidhish
@rubininidhish (567)
• India
5 Feb 07
i dont think so