Unusual?

[Thyra]

Last night I fed my fish (4 mollies & 4 platies) and pulled up a chair and sat there watching as if I was looking at a computer monitor. They were all eating eagerly and flitting around as usual. Suddenly one of the platies just sunk to the bottom and landed on its side. I stood up and watched and there was absolutely no gill movement or any movement at all - it was stone dead! There was no warning or indication of a problem. Everyone else continued happily eating. I just wanted to share this observation, although I doubt it happens very often and is probably highly unusual.

 

[TAL]

Happens..... but you happened to actually see it!

I think you saw a little fish cardiac infarction. I'm an EMT, if I was there I could have helped with some CPR.

 

[misterking]

Actually I saw one of my old neon tetras have what I can only describe as a fit (uncontrollable flitting) and just sink to the bottom dead once. Quite an odd experience.

 

[jamiejay09]

The same as misterking, i watched a molly suddenly sink to the bottem and 'fit' uncontrolably and it made me rather upset because i knew that there wasnt anything i could do

 

[Fishman1995]

Sounds like it had a Heart attack or something. I watched my old betta die of ich. He was floating upside down breathing so oddly and trying to swim, I was so horrible

 

[Thyra]

You might have swallowed the fish TAL. I did attempt CPR on a very large dog once, but sadly he didn't make it.