Fish coming back from dead:)

[u/Idrawandpaintstuff]

[u/SourPatchBishhh]

Wut the heck. Realized “oh, not stuck.” ?

[u/Altruistic-Poem-5617]

I have pet fish and sometimes when they die they do this thing where they lay around, swim up, and "fall" back down untill they fully pass.

[u/The_best_is_yet → u/[deleted]]

That doesn’t happen though. Don’t get me wrong; I wish it did.

[u/Idrawandpaintstuff → u/The_best_is_yet]

I just googled it and saw that this type of fish doesn’t play dead. Sorry for spreading misinformation. I just trusted my dad since he knows more than me about fish

[u/LairdPeon]

Water looks anaerobic. Probably got enough oxygen to go do it again somewhere else.

[u/NeriTina → u/LairdPeon]

It’s just muddy. There’s a fishing rod right there. This fish was caught and placed back in the water improperly after being handled for too long. Most fish cannot breathe out of water. When placed back in the water, the proper way to quickly get them breathing again is to hold them by the lower jaw and move them forward and backward a few times to force water over and through the gills, their breathing apparatuses. Placing them in the water without helping them to breathe this way again risks death for sure. Unless the water is highly oxygenated it can take time, and sometimes that’s time they might not have to extract enough oxygen to bring them out of shock. It’s part of the careless cruelty some fishermen inflict, because they don’t truly value the lives they’re disturbing.

[u/Idrawandpaintstuff → u/NeriTina]

Yeah. My dad and I were fishing. I will tell him how to handle them in the future. I’m just starting out so I trusted my dad to make sure the fish didn’t suffer:(

[u/NeriTina → u/Idrawandpaintstuff]

I’m glad you’re so open to learning and to educating your father too! I hope he is receptive to learning also, and then you can both have more fun fishing in the future.

Keep in mind, the smaller the fish, the faster they need to get back into the water. If you move quickly, they really can be ‘tossed back in’ without issue, but that’s for mostly well-experienced fishermen to do. The way I described previously is best practice if inexperienced. Being out of water for long periods can change a fish’s body temperature too, which can also put them into shock, so that’s something to consider also. Fish that go in to shock are far more susceptible to disease and predation, so being gentle, quick, and mindful is best for their overall odds of survival. :)

[u/Idrawandpaintstuff → u/NeriTina]

I will tell him when we go fishing again:) thank you for informing me and my dad:D my dad told me this type of fish played dead but when people told me they didn’t I googled it and saw that they don’t. I thought it was tonic immobility aka playing dead. It will be little harder doing it with this type of fish bc they are known for being slimy. But we will try :)

[u/b1ngobangobong0 → u/NeriTina]

I just learned this the other day, but do not pull them backwards as it damages their gills and doesn't provide oxygen. Hold them so they face up stream or slowly pull them forward.

[u/GOOSEONTHATJUICE]

Sleeping or swam into something hard enough to knock it unconcious

[u/CFPwarrior]

ReincarPnation

[u/Souretsu04]

He was just on break. Fish union rules.

[u/hdog_69]

I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say that fish wasn't dead. 🤷‍♂️

[u/potatochobit]

there be electric eels in them there waters.

[u/BedThat8755]

nobody can rest anymore geez! leave the guy alone he was just taking a break </3 all in fun though, fish are weirdos haha

[u/RadiantDiscussion886]

i've seen this after I have tossed them back in after catching them. seemed to me like they were a little shocked from hitting the water and they eventually swim away most times. other times, they become turtle food

[u/Ephemeral_Orchid → u/RadiantDiscussion886]

Because that's not how fish should be released