CB Shrimp lost his pinchers!! Will he survive?

BOSLawGuy · 03/06/2014, 02:29 PM

Long story short, his two large pinchers became detached in a horrible accident.

Will he survive? Currently is doing fine in a hospital tank.

ca1ore · 03/06/2014, 02:44 PM

Just the loss of the main arms will not kill the shrimp, and they will be back next time it molts. I have a Dusky Wrasse in my tank that is always nipping an arm off my CB, and they are always back next molt. If the body of the shrimp was damaged, that might mean a different prognosis ....

snorvich · 03/06/2014, 05:42 PM

They come back without a problem.

03/06/2014, 02:29 PM	#1
BOSLawGuy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 151	CB Shrimp lost his pinchers!! Will he survive? Long story short, his two large pinchers became detached in a horrible accident. Will he survive? Currently is doing fine in a hospital tank.

03/06/2014, 02:44 PM	#2
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Just the loss of the main arms will not kill the shrimp, and they will be back next time it molts. I have a Dusky Wrasse in my tank that is always nipping an arm off my CB, and they are always back next molt. If the body of the shrimp was damaged, that might mean a different prognosis .... __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

03/06/2014, 05:42 PM	#3
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	They come back without a problem.