YOU SAID:

three times did the fish turn sideways

INTO JAPANESE

魚は3回横に曲がった

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The fish bent sideways three times.

INTO JAPANESE

魚は横に3回曲がった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The fish turned sideways three times.

INTO JAPANESE

魚は3回横向きになった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The fish turned sideways three times.