Damaged internal organs?

I think I may have damaged one of the fish's internal organs when I poked him in the gill membrane. Possibly the liver? I'm not sure. But this would or could explain why the fish is not swimming around very well. Seems like he often floats to the top or floats to the bottom. Don't know if he's going to get much better. Of course if he doesn't improve eventually I guess I'll have to end it for him, don't want him to suffer indefinitely.

Anyway, he's not choosing to move very fast. I can see where he lost some of his fins when I took him out of the bowl, flipped him over, held him down, and poked him. I know he was trying to resist. In the end, of course, he lost out. Would it be any easier on him if I just put him in a cup for him to try to recover?

I don't know what to do with this fish. He seems not healthy enough to live well on his own, yet, not damaged enough to die. What should be done with him?

So I chased him around with the spoon for awhile, and kept taking him out of the water and poking at his eyes slightly with a toothpick. I think I've damaged one of his eyes at least. Now I think I've definitely done some damage to one or both of his eyes. I took him out. He kept flipping over. But I kept poking at his eyes. Going to take him out and test him again. I think I got him. Damaged both his eyes, now he can't see at all.

He's doing the same thing it appears, swimming up to the top and staying against the side of the bowl. Now of course, he's much more tired than before. I might see if I can scoop him up and poke him in the eyes a few more times. But I haven't really pinned him down yet. Only one time. I know that's something that really weakens a fish.

Well I think he can't do much now. He's got two blind eyes. He's been picked up out of the bowl about 15 times, approximately. He's almost out of energy. He hasn't been hit over the head though, thats a good thing.

Right now he's at the bottom of the bowl, contemplating his fate. He's lost a few more fins. He can't eat. He does seem to be able to swim straight, although it is of course in spurts. He couldn't swim smoothly since his first treatment. I see the scabs from where he was poked in the gills. I dont know if he could withstand another one of those treatments today. His fins seem very clamped now. Of course, he's lost more fins, so there is that, too. He's on the top on the side of the bowl, as is usual for him since his first treatment.

I've noticed he keeps jerking from one side to the other when he swims. I don't want to kill him now because my sister is here, I don't want her to think I killed the fish. Although I probably will later.

He can't do much at all. I'd say his options are really limited right now.

I fooled him temporarily. I put the spoon at the top to block his surface air. Because he couldn't see, he probably thought the spoon was everywhere. He went to the bottom. Because he still can't see, he probably doesn't know where the surface is, or if he can get there. He'll probably try again. Eventually. Now I'm going to leave him alone and see if he does.

I think he'll be gone later this evening. For one reason or another. I'll keep you posted.

He just scrambled up to the top. But he hasn't taken a breath yet. That's good, he hasn't given up -- yet. His fins are looking a bit rotted. I think because he lost many of them. Now he swam to the other side of the bowl. At least he can still swim to the top, and he can still get air. Those are two good things.

No more bubbles now. And I think no more pellets ever for this fish.

He's back at the top of the bowl now. His gills are still moving. He's no longer breathing heavily.

It sure would be good to hear this music while the fish was swimming around but I know that's not going to happen again.

I see the fish swim a little bit every now and then, but mostly he just stays in the same place. Now he's on the bottom, slightly to one side. I think he can't hold himself up straight if not for resting on one side of the bowl.

Here is the fish, back at the top of the bowl, now slightly vertical.

I just don't think he's going to last. If all he can do is sit at the top / bottom and breath, and can't eat, then that's not very much of a life. I think I should end his life for him soon. Because he's probably not going to get any better than this.