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Hi Geri,
The first thing I would do is raise your temperature to at least 82 degrees. 76 is really on the low end of tolerable for them, warmer temperatures will help him recover and help his metabolism move faster. When you say he’s having a seizure, do you mean he’s doing a movement called “flashing”? It’s a movement where they will get close to something and then sort of bounce off it. If he’s doing this then he’s likely got velvet, or a little less commonly ich.
What ich treatment are you using already? I would suggest adding medicinal levels of non-iodised salt at a rate of 1 teaspoon per 1 gallon.
If his belly is bloated and his poop stringy, I would suggest that he may have internal parasites in addition to the external ones.