When fish die....

are they suppose to float to the top? One of my comets died and was laying
on the bottom of the pond. Why did he sink? OR is that normal too?

On 7/26/04 6:33 PM, in article ,
"GoldLexus" wrote:

are they suppose to float to the top? One of my comets died and was laying
on the bottom of the pond. Why did he sink? OR is that normal too?


I sure wish someone would answer this! I haven't had any die on me, but I
just assumed they would float.

Inquiring minds want to know!

They go to the bottom at first and will float after a period of time - this
seems to happen quicker the warmer the water temp is, but they all float
eventually, probably as decay starts, just as human drowning and floating
occurs
Gale :~)
"GoldLexus" wrote in message
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are they suppose to float to the top? One of my comets died and was laying
on the bottom of the pond. Why did he sink? OR is that normal too?

"AngieB" wrote in message
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On 7/26/04 6:33 PM, in article
,
"GoldLexus" wrote:

are they suppose to float to the top? One of my comets
died and was laying
on the bottom of the pond. Why did he sink? OR is that
normal too?


I sure wish someone would answer this! I haven't had any
die on me, but I
just assumed they would float.

Inquiring minds want to know!

I've had some float to the top, some I've found
on the bottom while cleaning out. Some the snails
get to before I notice they're dead. I don't
think you can depend on fish floating to the
top upon death.

Gail

"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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I've had some float to the top, some I've found
on the bottom while cleaning out. Some the snails
get to before I notice they're dead. I don't
think you can depend on fish floating to the
top upon death.
snip

I concur...I am currently missing two fish. I believe a racoon to be the
culprit, but I can't provide evidence.

BV.

Well, I'm glad you cleared that up for me. I thought the floaters
went to heaven and the sinkers went to hell.

Gary

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ...
"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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I've had some float to the top, some I've found
on the bottom while cleaning out.

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I concur...I am currently missing two fish. I believe a racoon to be the
culprit, but I can't provide evidence.

Was it the little masks that gave them away?
--
Crashj

Don't fish have swim bladders that enable them to control their buoyancy?
Maybe it has to do with their depth level and swim bladder buoyancy level
when they went to the ...uh...."great pond in the sky". Certainly,
depending on the level of decay and water tempurature, they'll bloat and
float just like other animals and even humans do in the water.

I've been wrong before. But that's my story and I'm stickin to it....

--
Pond Diver



"GoldLexus" wrote in message
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are they suppose to float to the top? One of my comets died and was laying
on the bottom of the pond. Why did he sink? OR is that normal too?

"Crashj" wrote in message
om...
"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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snip
I've had some float to the top, some I've found
on the bottom while cleaning out.

snip

I concur...I am currently missing two fish. I believe a racoon to be the
culprit, but I can't provide evidence.

Was it the little masks that gave them away?

yeah, I couldn't recognize them.

BV.