Can fish blink??

[cool_jool]

I have just bought an albino cory and I'm sure it blinks!!! I know I'm a Newbie but I didn't think fish could blink?? cool_jool

 

[Dogsby]

Man you must be crazy! see a shrink NOW! Fish blinking, man oh man hehe

I dont think its actually a blink, just moving their eyes. Kinda looks like they are winking at you When I saw mine do it the first time it freaked me out.

Shawn

 

[snotirl]

I think that when they blink a layer of see through skin covers the eye I think!!!

 

[Graeme]

Spot on! snotirl. Your right!








Graeme.

 

[Jamnog]

some creatures have more than one eyelid i think lizards it doesnt surprise me that fish have a basic eye lid i had a peice on this from somewhere ill post it as an edit if i find it.

edit : well i dissagree with this part thats been posted but here is an artical of sorts explaining a little more about the fish eye.
double edit: by that i mean that i do think some fish do have little see thru eyelids to wipe the eye.

 

[Graeme]

Eye cover is mainly used when sniffing for food on the substrate. Protection and visual useage. When you see a Cory wink it's just clearing particals from it.







Graeme.

 

[Jamnog]

i think we need to get out more.

 

[cool_jool]

I think we need to get out more too!! Except I'm off on a school field trip tomorrow - supervising - so at the moment I think getting out more is a bad idea Thanks for the replies - wish me luck!! cool_jool