betta gasping for air after flaring

[betta56712]

urgent help needed please!!!!

i have a crowntail betta fish, in an established tank with all the parameters right.

i was flaring him today with a mirror and couldn’t have been more than two minutes when he suddenly got spooked and now for the last hour is continually gasping for breath, coming up to the top to stay close enough to breathe quickly and is struggling to swim correctly.

i really need urgent advice on how to treat this as i’m really really freaking out please help