Red Coral Saulosi Cichlid With No Fin

[misspiggy78]

Hi

I bought a couple of the above fish today and got home to discover 1 has only one fin on its side(the one they use to swim with). This may sound stupid but will the fin grow back?
His/her (now named Nemo by my son) tail is ragged too, so must have been bullied in the lfs.

 

[dthoffsett]

It really depends on how damaged it is. If you have one, it would be best to put it in a hospital/quarantine tank to avoid more aggression from the others and with a smaller space it won't have to go as far to get food. Mbuna heal very quickly and all they really need is clean water, I've seen them heal from some pretty nasty wounds, so unless the fin is entirely gone it probably has a pretty good chance.