Can anyone tell me what actually happens when a fish goes into shock. I've twice rescued a PJ Cardinal Fish who'd been attacked by tank mates. I happened to be there and saw him floating by, upside down, not moving or breathing; pale; stiff; drifting into the rocks. I netted him and put in in the ER tank to die in peace. More than an hour later he was still floating around bumping into stuff like he was dead. Next morning, he swimming around - both times. JKJ
Fish in Shock
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I'd imagine blood goes to the core, and peripheral functions decline for a while. I've had fish that I've 'walked' gently in a net, orienting them to the natural direction of movement/water flow, and had them revive---whether or not it was the 'walking' that achieved it or not, bringing water through their gills, but it has happened.
