Heart Attack?

[wides]

I spent yesterday moving my 55 gallon tank, from the back of the house into the front room.

Whilst transferring the water, then fish in to a spare tank. In the middle of moving the fish i heard a flapping as my 2" red-tailed shark made a bid for freedom, jumped out the tank and ended on the floor.

It was out the water for 10-15 seconds max, and was moving and jumping about. As soon as i picked it up and put it back in the tank, it stopped moving and died instantly - stone cold (i left it in the tank for about 10 minutes, to see if it moved - nothing.

I'm not sure what happened, could it have been shock or stress? I didnt think this could happen to that quick, as the water was the same as it just jumped out of!

Any thoughts?

 

[celaeno]

were it's gills moving? 10 minutes is rather a short time to tell if a fish has passed away imo.

 

[wides]

were it's gills moving? 10 minutes is rather a short time to tell if a fish has passed away imo.

Its gills werent moving and it had lost all its colour, it was 100% dead

 

[Esfa]

i think its heart stopped