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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I will be a fan! <3 Why do you think keeping salt water shellfish such as clams and mussels in freshwater kills them?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Their bodies have certain amount of salt and electrolytes inside. That level is essential to their lives, this is how they normally live. These element will penetrate the fish's skin and get dissolved in fresh water, causing the level of salts and electrolyte in fish's cells to drop below life-sustaining levels.

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Thank you ;D

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Welcome c:

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