musicman4567

Well, going off of the fact that I've never seen a fish blow bubbles out thier rear... anyways, as stated earlier, the gi track is different. Plus, there is no methane released into fish tanks that I know of. I don't think methane combines with water, so there should be some sign of it coming out of the fish. Or, if it does combine with water, the levels could reach a toxic state fairly fast. Perhaps if you count the molecular exchange that occurs in a fish's gills as farting... But otherwise, i would say no.

As a side note, I know fishes are constantly peeing though (seemed to fit in this discussion, hehe.). that's the only way they can keep thier bodies from exploding as the water is trying to reach euqilibrium. So, if you ever want a cheap laugh, point at your fish and yell "You're peeing! And you're still peeing! And you're still peeing!" Makes my day sometimes...

Semantic Drift

Nuff said.

Fish Fry

I hope fish fart that would just make my kids day

COBettaCouple

lol.. well let them laugh since some fish do.

Trpimp147

i tryed down loading gimp this today didnt work... i tryed www.downloads.com any other ideas?

COBettaCouple

download it from Gimp.. http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Amorinthe

this thread = proof that farts are funny to everyone, of all ages and backgrounds.

**in tears with the giggles**

armadillo

Cool link! Hey, SemanticDrift, have you ever found decent articles on fish memory? I can't find anything vulgarised yet serious, and I do not want to sieve through tons of abstracts in scientific papers.

COBettaCouple

http://www.fishlore.com/Forum/17-oth...s-funny.0.html - yes, farts are funny the world over.. they break the language barrier.

Neville

it's not the fart...it's the terrible noise that they make which is funny ......

BettaBuddy ~ Miley

LOL!!!! i have never seen my fish fart................. this is a vey strange topic !!!!! Miley 8)

Old Sloppy

I have seen fish give off bubbles (fart).
But only when they are sick.
I also have seen fish "constipated" this too is a sign of an unhealthy fish.

Harry S.

COBettaCouple

lol.. well you've talked to me miley - you know i'm a very strange fellow.. remember the Goofy hat - that's me! :P

PPK9110

if they fart, then you would see bubbles floating towards the surface, i've never seen that, so i'm assuming they don't. lol...

Chief_waterchanger

I have not read the entirity of the thread, but here is what I know.

Methane or CH4 is one of the simplest carbon compounds. Breaking down almost any organic compound will produce methane. Any animal with more than one chamber digestive system will produce methane, which in turn will have to be passed. So any animal with more than a one chamber digestive system will fart. Humans have a mechanism to "belch" also, which is just a fart out of the other end, most other animals do not have a belching mechanism. (that could in theory be why you notice dogs, cows, horses, etc farting quite a bit)

Isabella

I know for a fact they fart: My Angelfish keep letting these little air bubbles out of their hindquarters all the time ... and that can't be anything other than farting, right?

If they start farting well, I might even consider removing the airpump from their tank. They'd probably do the job well enough themselves ...

COBettaCouple

lol.. like the old song "i'm forever blowing bubbles"?

PPK9110

i like your explaination, its logical.

Sabi

and interesting.

Allie

I don't know if they fart...but they do burp & regurgitate...our piranhas use barf their food back up all the time.

COBettaCouple

so pirahnas are like cats.

Wolfgang8810

they can if they swallow toomuch air its a funny event

mingher

I'm only guessing that they do fart. I watched one barb have a bubble hang from his finny bum and could only laugh. I figured that's how they fart.

Beth191987

I think they do fart. I think every animal or fish farts. But I don't know for sure.

COBettaCouple

lol.. can you believe this thread is still going LA?

bhcaaron

I couldn't imagine it stopping. Farts seem to entice smiles in everyone!

neverendingninja

Well, not all farts make people smile...some cause a "" reaction of sorts.

jack11

I dont see how they could, wouldnt they have to take in air, which would casue them to die or float to the surface rofl...

Jack.

COBettaCouple

farts aren't really air.. unless you're in los angeles or something.

bhcaaron