Fish by Stephanie Jones What do you know

Fish by Stephanie Jones

What do you know about fish?

Fish can be different sizes, shapes, and colors.

Where do fish live? • • • Fish live in ponds. Fish live in the ocean. Fish live in rivers. Fish live in streams. Fish live in aquariums. Fish live in lakes. Fish live and breathe only underwater!

What do fish eat? Elodea • Some fish eat plants found in the water. • Some fish eat other fish. • Some fish eat plankton. Plankton Some fish are top feeders and some fish are bottom feeders. Some fish can be both top and bottom feeders.

What do fish need? • Food • Clean Water • Space • Plants

Fish Facts • • Fish have backbones. They are vertebrates. Fish have two nostrils to smell their environment. Fish have a mouth with several rows of teeth to grasp their prey. • Fish have fins to help them swim. • Fish have scales to help provide protection.

Fish Facts Fish have two eyes, but they do not have eyelids. They cannot blink their eyes. Some fish have pretend eyes! Do you know why?

Fish Facts • Fish breathe through gills. They do not have lungs. • People have lungs. We cannot breathe underwater!

Compare and Contrast • Guppy • Goldfish

How fish are different Guppy Small Long One tail Males and females look different Females have shorter, less colorful tails Have 5 fins Can be multiple colors Have live birth • • Goldfish Big Oval Forked tail Males and females look the same Have 6 fins Can be orange, black, white or multi-colored Lay Eggs

How Do Guppies Begin Life? • Guppy giving birth

How Do Goldfish Begin Life? • • Goldfish egg one hour after being laid. • Goldfish one hour after hatching from egg • Goldfish 9 days old.

• • How Fish Are the Same Both can swim. Both are small. Both need water and food. Both have fins, eyes, mouth, scales, and a tail. • Both breathe through gills.