Betta update

He was such a confident betta fish. Now, he's beginning to be a fearful betta fish. We'll see if he blows bubbles tomorrow but I am betting on many less bubbles. I think he is loosing his cool and his concentration. Maybe he'll calm down when I go away for awhile. I don't want him to be afraid of me. But I guess what I've done has kind of made him that way. He's perceptive. Sometimes it seems like if I even pick up the toothpick at all, he swims to the bottom. I think he'll be calmer when I'm away because he's afraid of me and what I can do to him. That's just my opinion.

UPDATAE: I just poked him some more with the toothpick. Now he is staying on the bottom and not moving at all. I wonder if he'll recover? He's breathing a little heavier, too. His eyes seem to suggest he is still with it. I think I need to get away from this fish to give him some time to recover.

Now he is swimming again, against the walls of the bowl. He almost took a breath. Or did he? He's hyper right now. He can't seem to stay still. I poked him a few more times. Now he's back on the bottom, staying still. Still flapping his fins. I need to get away from him or I'll just keep poking him and he won't be able to calm down. He's got so much energy swimming like that. Of course I know that he is also using his energy up. I'm going now, got to leave him alone for awhile.

I just left the room and came back. He's at the bottom of the tank now. Resting / recovering? I'll have to wait to see what he's going to do next. He's just kind of floating there. Now he's flashing aroudn his fins. Now almost still. Have to wait and see what he does. He's definitely breathing heavier than normal. I think his eyes are suspicious now? He went up and took a breath of air. Now more swimming against the walls. I think he'll be OK. For now.