Ammonia levels/sick fish

Question
I have had a 10 gal tank for about 5mths. In it there are 4x dalmatian mollies, 2xcory catfish and 1xbottom feeder (orange&long)~ this guy is the reason for the question since it's now sick (lying on it's side frequently, quivering, odd behavior ~ sucking itself to the wall in places it normally doesn't go)
I think I know the reason ~ recently because the water seemed to be getting cloudy quickly I have changed it twice within 8 days ~ at about 40% each time. I now realise I changed out too much water each time and should have kept it to max 25% each time :( I clearly made a mistake here ! I'm thinking this must have upset the bacterial balance so I did a quick-dip strip test this morning which showed 'caution' for Nitrites. I took a sample into PetSmart and that came out with high ammonia levels. They recommeded using 1tsp Amquel + for the next 3days. My concern though is for my sick fish ! Since I'm going to have to wait 3 days before things should return to normal, would you suggest leaving the fish where it is and hoping it will gradually improve as the water improves ? Or would you suggest moving it ? The only place I would have to move it to would be one of the buckets I use for cleaning the tank with (used soley for fish use !) ~ with no heat or filter. If you think I should move it how do I set up it's new temporary home and for how long ?
The other fish ~ so far ~ do not show signs of being sick.
Thank you so much. Appreciate your help.
Alison

Answer
Hi Alison,
  High ammonia is definitely something to worry about. However, changing water (even 40%) should not cause the ammonia to increase.  I suggest going with the Amquel for 3 days and doing 25% water changes every day as well.  That should even out your ammonia.  

 As for the fish, I would leave it in there.  I think moving it at this point might just be the final straw unfortunately.

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