Dumb question but I’m curious

[NotSoAggressiveAquatics]

This might be the dumbest question anyone has ever asked on here but I was just thinking about it and what would happen if a fish ate water. I mean if they ate ice or snow. Would it just melt inside them?

 

[pattersonbear]

I have no idea because... I've never fed my fish snow? But they might have a hard time with it because it's so cold.
Also, how would you feed it? It would melt in the water and on your fingers...

 

[NotSoAggressiveAquatics]

I have no idea because... I've never fed my fish snow? But they might have a hard time with it because it's so cold.
Also, how would you feed it? It would melt in the water and on your fingers...

I’ve never fed it lol. This is just a hypothetical question. But i have no doubts the moment it hits the water my flowerhorn would swallow it whole if I did lol.

 

[jake37]

I think most tropical fishes will avoid ice given the aversion to cold. My fishes frequently migrate to the heater if i add cooler water to the tank. Also i remember when the power went out for 12 hours within 30 seconds of hte power returning every fish in the tank went next to the heater while the tank warmed back up.

 

[OiFisho]

This might be the dumbest question anyone has ever asked on here but I was just thinking about it and what would happen if a fish ate water. I mean if they ate ice or snow. Would it just melt inside them?

Very dumb question that requires experts to handle. Haha my brain go brrrrrrr

 

[Quiche]

I assume some fish have eaten ice in the form of a not fully defrosted bloodworm or something...if it's small enough for them to eat, though, it'd probably melt fast enough not to be a real issue.

P.S. A photo of AggressiveAquatic's flowerhorn in the near future

 

[mimo91088]

My common goldfish eats half-thawed brine shrimp cubes all the time and he's not dead lol.

 

[ForceTen]

My barbs devour frozen brine shrimp cubes all the time.

 

[FancyBubbles]

My goldfish has eaten half thawed bloodworms, they're still around lol. Like others have said I would assume tropical fish would probably avoid it.