Question about my rope fish, he jumped out of his tank?

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My husband bought a rope fish yesterday from the pet shop. Last night, he jumped out of the tank through the opening in the back. We were in the bedroom watching TV, I went out to our living room and there he was on the floor. We imminently put him back in the tank. He was dry, so we think he was out for a while. He is still alive today. Last night he didn't move for a while but he was breathing, then suddenly started to swim around like he was better. The rest of the night he just stayed still.
Today, he is moving but not as fast as when we first brought him home, but better than last night. He appears to be okay but he will move, then stop for a minute, then continue.

My question is, will he be okay and get back to normal or is there something seriously wrong.
 
It will take time to see if he's okay. I've had a friend whose siamese fighting fish jumped out of the smaller tank while she was changing the water and s he was stepping on half of the body. She was horrified when she realized, he swam crooked and very little for over a week and then was fine.
 
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