Oto Lost Its Pectoral Fin

[justbinB]

I was doing my weekly water change in my quarantine tank, and noticed something that looked like a worm hanging from my an oto I got a week and a half ago. It was right at the base of his pectoral fin. I netted him, and found that it was actually the bony plate at the base of his pectoral fin protruding from is skin, with a bit of dangly white tissue hanging from it ( "the worm"). I had noticed him acting a little bit sedentary the last few days, but for the most part he was active and normal, and would just stop for a break every few minutes. Anyways, the fin was barely attached by a small flap of skin, and it fell off in the net.

Ph 8.2

Nitrite/ammonia 0

Nitrate 5

currently medicating with jungle parasite clear, due to gill flukes in another oto I got at the same time.

I check the parameters every few days.

So, my question is, since he appears to be healthy otherwise (I suspect he was injured by the collector at the lfs, because I haven't touched him since introduction) what can I do to increase his chance of survival/speed of healing process?

Thank you

 

[WILDER]

All you can do is make sure the wound isn't infected.
You can't add a med with using parasite clear.

Maybe clean the would up with methylene blue.
You will have to wrap the fish in a cloth soaked in tank water.
The dab some diluted methylene blue onto the wounded area.