Belly up - success rate?

[theoryguru]

I bought 2 x 2.5" venustus and 2 x 2" VC10, housed in a 10g for about a wk.
All was well until I went to feed them this evening and found a venustus stuck (but alive) in the AC intake.
I have him in net, but he's belly up 

To date, I've never been able to successfully nurse a fish that's gone belly up to full health.
I'm wondering if anyone has... 

what was the the most successful rescue you have been able to perform?

[danielratti]

Very slim chance once they go belly up. Your case shock and stress played a huge factor in this.

[four_by_ken]

Never been lucky enough to have one come back.

[Marty]

In my experience, it's about one in 50 with Africans.

I have had much better luck with South and Central Americans, though.  They seem to be able to bounce back more easily for some reason.

[theoryguru]

In my experience, it's about one in 50 with Africans.

I have had much better luck with South and Central Americans, though.  They seem to be able to bounce back more easily for some reason.

Agreed, I was able to save my red devil from its previous owner, hearty fish.

[LoveTheFishies]

I managed to save one female Labidochromis caeruleus.  Put it a small desk top tank.  82 degrees.  Some sea salt.  Low light/low stress.  Alot of luck. 
Was about 5 days before she started perking up.  Then slowly started to feed her.  2 weeks until back to her active self.