thinking outside the box bowl

***UPDATE***
Joseph is still with us. The nice lady at PetSmart told me to give him fresh water even though it had only been 3 days and to add part of a water softener salt pellet. Apparently salt is a tonic for fish. She said he's stressed. I would be too if I was sideways all the time! He survived the water change which I is stressful anyway and is floating along, still on his side. I can see his gills moving in and out and he flutters a bit when Mary nudges him.


I know it's Sunday and everyone is probably spending the day with their families, but a member of our family isn't feeling well and I thought maybe someone out there might have a suggestion for life saving treatment that would bring Joseph back from the brink. Here are his symptoms: He spent a day hanging out at the bottom of the bowl which I learned early on means they need fresh water. He survived the night so we thought that was the end of it, but then he started swimming/floating sideways and then upside down. He's bent in half too. He's not dead and I refuse to flush a live fish. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!