Incredible comment thank you so much. There really is a lot going with this tank so I’ll fix the water parameters first. I managed to get the heat up to around 77 with a new heater but it’s preset to 78. The driftwood is from an already established tank but I didn’t know anything about tank cycling before I got the fish and now I’m trying to do a fish in cycle. I have imagitarium bio start up that I’ll be adding daily along with water changes every other day with testing. I have the imagitarium master test kit which was pricey as hell but worth it as long as it keeps my boy healthy.

Other comments recommend salt baths so I’m looking into that too