Bgk Doesn't Look Good

[Mr._Fishy]

My bgk is not looking good.

Tank size:85g
pH:6.8
ammonia:0
nitrite:0
nitrate:never rises above 10 or so
kH:180
gH:75
tank temp:78

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Fish is acting fine. I woke up this morning to find his fins shredded and a couple of white spots on his side that wasn't attached, but it looked like somebody drew on him with a white marker. They have the same look as watermarks on the tank glass. There was never any aggression in the tank that I saw.

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 40% weekly

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Water conditioner, no carbon.

Tank inhabitants: 1 4-5" gold severum, 1 5" senegal bichir, 1 7" macrognathus aral (a spiny eel of some sort)
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): the eel, although he was quarantined for 6 days.

Exposure to chemicals: water conditioner

Digital photo : (the white marks are watermarks on the glass, I will try to get some better pics)

Please help, I would hate to lose this guy, I have become pretty attached to him.

Thanks in advance,
Ryan

 

[WILDER]

How big are the white spots.
Can be bacterial to parasite, is he trying to rub himself on things.
Finrot can be a secondary bacterial infection.

 

[Mr._Fishy]

The white spots are very irregular and two on one side and none on the other. One is roughly rectangular shaped and is about 1/2 cm x 2 cm. The other is kind of circular in shape and is about 3/4 cm in diameter. He is not rubbing or flicking and I don't think he has fin rot as his fins are not "missing" but look like somebody cut them with scissors. This also happened in about 7 hours. He is not lethargic at all and he even seems to be out more of the times exploring. I am guessing maybe it is columnaris? I would like to make sure before I treat him\. On hand I have Maracyn 1 and 2 and tetracyline. I will not be able to go anywhere for probably another week or soso if possible, I would like to use those meds if I need meds.

 

[WILDER]

Yes I would treat is as bacterial maracyn one and two.
Good luck.

 

[shang hi]

a sign of fin rot the tips or the fins go white, also there fins start to get eaten away (hense the name fin rot), im soory i dont know what the white spots are but wilders usualy right.
i hope this helps you
shang hi

 

[Mr._Fishy]

Thanks guys, I just finished a 5 day treatment with Maracyn 1 and 2. His symptoms have cleared up completely and no secondary infections so far.

Thanks,
Ryan