Electric blue acara missing part of dorsal fin

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j-lor

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I purchased her like this thinking it will grow back but I’m not sure if it will. Anyone have any idea if it will grow back or not?

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It's possible, but I suspect it may not...it's down all the way to the base of the dorsal/body of the fish, which often is too much damage to grow back.
 
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It probably will not grow back as it looks like there was damage to the area where the fin grows from the body. This usually scars over and prevents new soft tissue from growing, unfortunately. I have many acaras like it.
 
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