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Thank you SO much for all the suggestions and the encouragement! I was thinking of cleaning out the whole tank because I know there's a lot of crud in the gravel at this point :/ But do you think that would be too stressful for him?

My betta fish has been lethargic and not eating for the last couple of days. He sits at the bottom of the tank with his mouth open and only comes up to breathe. Yesterday I noticed a puffy / cottony area on his "chin" / below his gills. It seems a bit swollen on that side. He also "gasps for...