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12-14-2012, 04:16 AM

Reef_Geek

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from wikipedia on "Osmoregulation"

Freshwater fish: always peeing diluted urine. Adding salt would help by reducing osmotic differential.

Saltwater fish: always drinking water and peeing out concentrated urine. Reducing salinity would help by reducing the osmotic differential.

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