a fish fin question

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This is not exactly a reef question...but does anybody know if fins grow back? Suppose a gold fish had a bit of an encounter with a turtle, and lost about 75 % of the fins on one side...does anybody know the prognosis?

The fish mostly lies on the bottom of the tank...it swims in a spiral motion and has to be manually fed. It is my oldest gold fish (about 10 years) and it is certainly willing to be hand fed...but I do feel sorry for her...

comments???

I have placed it here rather than the freshwater section hoping someone has some experience with this