Mike19

how do fish sleep, moving or stand still lol?.

i usually see them moving although my vibration may wake them up. although i have seen them lying on the bottom a few times.

capekate

betta's tend to 'sleep' on the leaves of the plants in the tank. bottom dwellers will find a space to stay put for the night. It seems that my rainbows never sleep lol...
Most fish will find a secure area and stay put while the lights are out.

Matt

My clownfish sleep near the filter together

Its so cute

-Matt

soldieroffortune1974

I can't answer the question of whether fish sleep or not.All fish conserve energy,in a state of relaxation,whether that qualifies as sleep or not is another question.

different species do it in different ways.Catfish can sit on the bottom of a lake or pond for weeks and never move.Sharks,of course,the age old scenario that they can never stop swimming or they die,is true;for the most part.Larger sharks,like the great white,hammerhead,and others,can't ever stop moving.Other smaller species can stop,and even sit on the bottom for long periods. Of course,you have the plecostamus (type of catfish) that sits on the bottom.

For the most part,where the fish dwells in the water usually determines what kind of "sleep" habits they have.

1)Bottom dwellers-sit back,relax,napping away sitting on the bottom.
2)middle dwellers-can usually hover in place,drifting silently,reflecting on it's day
3)top dwellers-are fairly constantly in motion,sitting around isn't their style,they have too much to do and not enough time to do it.
4)fish that go all over.top,middle,bottom are pretty much the same as #3 species,with the added option,they can relax for short periods,catch their breath before taking on everything again.

There's a lot more scientific explanations for it,but that's the general break-down. Do they sleep like we do,knocked out catching some ZZ's and dreaming about fish,well;I will leave that up to you. Every living organism,has to "re-charge" so to speak,but some are adept at doing it while on the run.

Me,I was born a tadpole,and was transformed into my existing state by my unsatiable desire to rule the world. King Neptune wouldn't let me stay in the ocean to cause trouble,so he sent me to the humans to take over this world.MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Dozey

My plecostomus sleeps under a leaf and that's all he seems to do. My 1" cichlid sleeps in his lighthouse, while my 5" cichlid never seems to sleeps... Do fish suffer from insomnia?

Matt

Lol i like the bit about Neptune

-Matt

soldieroffortune1974

It's true,I was born with webbed fingers (on my left hand)

Matt

LOL. Thats good to no

that makes me wanna


-Matt

Mike19

another one, fact or fiction, fish forget every 20 seconds lol?

soldieroffortune1974

sniff,sniff, what you don't like my flipper sniff,sniff

soldieroffortune1974

They seem to remember who feeds them,and what part of the aquarium that person usually puts the food at...........

Dozey

My cichlids don't forget. I saved them and I feed them. They get VERY excited when they see me.