Help! Did I kill him with kindness?

[Oldfishlady]

Anything will work....smaller the better so it can float in the heated tank to maintain a stable water temp during treatment....

[CargoRed]

Ok. He's in a small bowl w/ epsom salt, inside a 5gal that I'm slowly heating to 78. So far so good, he's just sort of 'hanging' there.

Thanks for all the help and fast responses! Keep your fingers crossed!

[CargoRed]

Here's a quick update:
Buddy seems to be doing better...he is able to stay upright today, I haven't seen him on his side all day. He seems a little more active today too, swimming around a little.
Tomorrow I may let him spend time in the bigger tank and maybe have 1/2 a pellet.

I still haven't noticed any poop though. They won't eat it will they?

[kfish]

No, they won't eat their poo... maybe if the fish was REALLY desperate, but that's not the case here, of course.

Hope he keeps getting better!