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michael looooou asked in PetsFish · 2 decades ago

When can u tell a pet fish is sleep...?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    Just like any living creature on this earth, fish sleep too. . When a tank is dark and you shine a flashlight on the fish, they act dazed and swim around confused for a few minutes. Because they have been awakened.

    They will usually stay in one place either a corner, or somewhere behind the plants.

    Source(s): aquarium hobbyist
  • 2 decades ago

    Yes, the fish is sleep but when it sleeps the eyes would still be open.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    fish really dint sleep but at night and there is absolutely no light the will go into a sort of a trance. they basically stay very still close to the bottom, you will notice this when you turn on the lights.

  • 4 years ago

    it is cool. i'm an animal lover too. we've 4 pets suited now. 2 cats (All black=Lou All white=PeeWee) and a couple of canines (shepard blend=MaryJane and Lab blend=Dakota). interior the previous 12 months we lost a frog, a kitten, and an person cat. we've fish too, a carnival goldfish it particularly is approximately 6 inches long now! 2 plecos and a smaller goldfish.

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  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    You can't tell if a fish is asleep because it replaces itself with an evil clone, unless if it's a nice fish and then it disappears and comes back just to bite you, then you know!

  • 2 decades ago

    You cannot say if a fish is asleep or not... Whenever it sleeps the eyes would still be open.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    depends on the type of fish some bottom dwelling species ( pleco's for example) have eyelids and they are easy to see when asleep ...others will just float in the one spot and if they are bright colored they will dull down when asleep some will actually hide in weed or other decorations and stay still.... it really depends on the exact type of fish you mean..

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    fish dont sleep

  • 2 decades ago

    you can know if the fish is sleeping,

    when it doesn't move at all ... freeze ...

    no eye ball moving ...

    no fin moving ...

    no signs of body moving at all ... really freezing

  • 2 decades ago

    Put your head in the water and listen for snoring.

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