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Old 01-25-2007, 01:38 PM   #45
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by Kobatuzzied View Post
Hmmm just wondering if deep sea fishes/sharks die, would they float to the top like my goldfish?
I think what happens when your goldish die is that the decaying organs release gases that cause buoyancy. Fish can sink when they die if the gases can escape enough so that the fish is nolonger buoyant. Also the fish can't control the bladder anylonger so remaining gases cause buoyancy.

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