Help!. Male neaon dwarf gourami not well

[Cossack1977]

Went to bed last night all fish looked fine. Wife woke me up this morning saying a gourami was staying up near the surface of the tank not moving. I cam and took a look and he seamed bloated around the mid section just behind the gills. I opened the lid to diturb him to see if he swam ok and yeah looked fine. Quickley mad up a salt bath and he is in there now.

What should i do?
Im worried.
The other 3 neon gouramis look fine so do all the other fish.

ph:7.2
amonia: 0
nitrite:0
temp: 26 degrees c
75 gallon tank

all help appreciated
i've got about an hour until local fish shop opens to go out and by med's if someone can recomend something

 

[HeatherSweetness]

Are his scales sticking out like a pinecone? I have heard some species of gourami are very prone to dropsy. Usually by the time you notice dropsy,it's too late to treat. You can always try,there have been a few successful people who have cured it.

 

[Cossack1977]

Are his scales sticking out like a pinecone? I have heard some species of gourami are very prone to dropsy. Usually by the time you notice dropsy,it's too late to treat. You can always try,there have been a few successful people who have cured it.

pulled him out of the tank and put him in an epsom salt bath for about 10min after reading around that this might help.

his scales all look normal. dont seem to be sticking out like a pinecone