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Old 08-10-2006, 12:09 AM
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Fish are weird. I've had a couple royal grammas croak after having fits like that.

Sometimes the stress is just too much on them, Maybe he had a heart attack from all the racing around. Perhaps a buildup of lactic acid after freaking out like that. If lactic acid builds up in the tissues ( its why your muscles can get sore if you don't stretch after exercise) it can cause rigormortis and the fish eventually dies. Both my royal grammas were stiff as boards within minutes of dying (very unusual).
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