explain why it is essential to match the temperature of the water when placing a gold fish in a new tank?

cookiecracker asked:

i need a biological answer

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Haven

June 12th, 2010 at 9:29 am

so you don’t shock your new fish and kill it…
Contrary Mary

June 14th, 2010 at 6:29 pm

The shock of the change in temp could kill it
KJ

June 17th, 2010 at 4:51 pm

How would like to go from nice warm water to very cold and not be able to get out.
Spike

June 21st, 2010 at 1:04 am

the shock of the different temperature is so great that it kills the fish.

worse thing to do is have the water to hot

try to match it within 5 degrees
funlovincriminal08

June 24th, 2010 at 6:40 am

I don’t get it.
When I have a hot bath i don’t die
Sarah D

June 25th, 2010 at 7:52 pm

so he doesn’t go into shock. they can withstand quite cold temperatures but not suddenly
belme10

June 28th, 2010 at 6:12 pm

water temperature can be a shock to the goldfish
bio girl

July 1st, 2010 at 2:28 am

most fish are ectothermic (cold blooded) and so their body temp matches their environment and when you place the fish in water that is very different from its temp. it probably puts too much stress on the fish’s body by adjusting so quickly…not really sure other than it does put the fish into shock…sorry hope this helps some