I was told it was a treatment used on fish from similar habitats. It sounded like situations similar to the one I’m having with this fish were solved with the medicine I got.
Fortunately the fish hasn’t seemed to get worse from the medicine, though it is still not eating. So I will clean the tank and out and try the salt and heat treatment. How much salt for a 5 gallon aquarium?
Having no idea of what to do, with the fish not eating, it was too tempting to try something that seemed like a cure all. Should have waited for some advice here but didn’t, which was not smart.
The idea of a treatment that would affect many problems since I have very few symptoms other than not eating, is exactly what salt and heat seems to make sense for, but I thought the medicine I got was following that same idea.
A bad mistake and hopefully not a disaster for this fish.