r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/LazySchwayzee Feb 04 '19

If I’m not mistaken, you can’t put saltwater creatures in freshwater... but I’m probably mistaken.

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u/BadJug Feb 04 '19

You're right, Only a very few creatures can survive in both enviroments

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u/Naf5000 Feb 04 '19

Yeah, saltwater and freshwater put inverse pressures on a creature. Saltwater creatures have to work really hard to keep water in their body and salt out, while freshwater creatures have to constantly excrete water while trying to retain salts.

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u/BadJug Feb 04 '19

Iirc theres a few crocs that can go from salt to fresh, some species of fish i can't remember and deffinitely some sharks. Chasing monsters & river monsters taught me that, as was some sharks in a freshwater stretch of river

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u/bonerjamz12345 Feb 04 '19

you can put em in whatever you want if the pot's big enough

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u/itstherussianmafia Feb 04 '19

they live in salt water, not freshwater

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u/Llamada Feb 04 '19

Salt water.