My jewel cichlid seems unstoppable

[fizzlebee]

I've had my jewel cichlid for a few years now and I just wanted to share something weird that happened. I had a major water loss issue a while back and my tank was basically a green mess - I'm talking so much algae I couldn't even see my fish. But the craziest part was when I was temporarily holding him in a bowl and he jumped out, flopping around on the floor for a solid 3 minutes. I was pretty shocked, especially since I'd read that jewel cichlids aren't exactly known for being hardy.