actually, i thought that wasn't fin damage....it kind of looked nice.......in a wayYes, I am trying to breed these. have a small group of 3 of these (other than this fish) that are 6 or 7" long. When this one gets bigger, I will add it to the group. Yes, the fin damage will heal. That is usually the result of too many plecos and nowhere for them to hide during shipping from the collectors.