MY POOR LITTLE BUDDY, BETTA

Question
IF IAM NOT REFERING THIS QUESTION TO THE RIGHT PERSON COULD YOU BE SO KIND TO PLEASE FOWARD THIS TO THE APPROPIATE PERSON; THANK YOU!  I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD MALE BETA FISH AND HE SEEMS TO BE FEELING BAD! HE LIE'S AROUND FLOATING NEAR THE BOTTOM AND WHEN I GET  HIS ATTENTION HE SWIMS UP REAL QUICK THEN SINKS BACK DOWN TAIL FIRST UNTIL HE FINALY SETTLES AND I CAN GET HIS ATTENTION TO DO THE WHOLE THING AGAIN! THIS IS BY FAR HIS NORMAL BEHAVIOR(HE IS ALLWAYS QUITE THE CHARACTER AND VERY SOCIALABLE! I ALSO NOTICED THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN HIS GILLS AND HE IS HAVING A HELL OF HARD TIME BREATHING AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION!(iam almost blind thus the CAPS)WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM AND IS THERE SOMEWAY I CAN SAVE HIM! I HAVE NO MONEY -CAUSE IAM VERY POOR-SO IS THERE SOMEKIND OF HOME REMEDY I CAN DO TO HIM! I FEAR IT MAY BE TO LATE!  HE DOESNT EVEN REACT TO THE MIRROR-AND HE HAS NEVER NOT DONE THAT! THANK YOU FOR ANY ADVICE YOU CAN PROVIDE AND TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS!
             SINCERELY, TROY E. RICE
              AT:EM4SUR@AOL.COM

Answer
Hi Troy,

you need to do a 50% water change every day for the next few days. Be sure to use STRESS COAT to clean the tap water from chlorine.

you can also use a broad spectrum antibiotic for fish that you can get in petsmart/petco.

unfortunately fish are very sensitive, he still may not make it after the cleaning and care.