Fish took a breath

He finally took a breath. He is pretty smart. When I even approach the toothpick near him, he swims away. I guess he has good vision, he can see it from a distance. I am poking him now with the toothpick when he gets near the top. I think he's starting to stay more towards the middle. He's swimming a little wildly now. I guess I got to him. Once I start its hard to stop. He's swimming faster now, thrashing a little around the tank. I think I got his attention. Let's see if he'll come up for air now. Right now he's at the bottom of the tank. Will he be able to recover from this slight attack? Will I attack him more? Time will tell.

I realized that this may make it harder for me to feed him, because if he remembers my attacks, maybe he will be afraid of me. I'll have to see tomorrow how he reacts.

I can tell he is swimming more restlessly. Now, when I put my finger against the side of the tank, he swims away quickly, instead of just backing away like he did before. Now he is nervous, I would even say, anxious. He's definitely lost some of his calm demeanor. His breathing is faster now, too. I think he needs oxygen a little but may be slightly afraid of getting some.