Licorice found dead in crib;remaining Corner Triplets safe

Baby Licorice was found dead in his crib exactly one week after his birth.

The first of the so-called Corner Triplets to be discovered and placed in isolation last week, Licorice was the larger of the sibling group that includes Lollipop and Lemon Drop.

Tank officials said that a fish-watcher discovered Licorice's body pinned between a blue support structure and the bottom of the crib net. Big fish from the community aquarium were nibbling on the body from underneath the net when the grim discovery was made.

"We suspect this baby fish was always sickly," TankKeeper said today. "He had a propensity for hiding under the support beam from the day he was discovered. That's just not healthy fish behavior. Our report says he died of natural causes."

Tank officials denied rumors that Licorice was killed by an attack from fish outside the net crib. They said the attacks occurred post-mortem.

"Whenever we lose a fish it's a sad day," TankKeeper said. "It's especially hard to lose a baby. We have carefully examined the surviving babies and found them to be perfectly healthy."

Tank officials conferred this morning and determined that the death of baby Licorice will not cause a delay in Orangejello's release, scheduled for next Friday.