will the fish be killed when lightning

[Melissa_dwl]

when lightning strikes water,will the fish be killed?

[Kitty Kat]

I shouldn't think so, because water isn't a conducter of electricity

[snaykz]

Could you explain more please Kitty Kat? If water doesn't conduct electricity, how does the chemical process of electrolosis work?

[snaykz]

Have just done some research and discovered that PURE water is a poor conductor of electricity but salt water is a good conductor because the salt breaks down into ions which have a positive or negative charge, therefore the electricity WILL be conducted. Therefore Melissa_dwl's original question is a valid one.

[rekstout]

Yes and no - the charge disspates rapidly in a large body of water and the majority of the current - it is believed - stays at or near the surface - in bad weather the fish will stay at the bottom. If the fish were at the surface and near the strike they they could be stunned or killed

[Melissa_dwl]

thank you all .:) just found a link to this question--http://www.usatoday.com/weather/askjack/wjack3.htm
from this website, it seems that even a scientist cannot give a really good answer to it,hehe