why do fish float when they are dead?

February 21, 2007 7:47am CST
was so curious why fish float when they die..
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Signal20
@Signal20 (2281)
• United States
22 Feb 07
They don't always float, I usuallly have to shovel mine off the bottom. But, I'd take a guess it's something to do with the gasses that build up in the bodies from the decaying.