Can a coral banded shrimp regrow an arm??

maxx

maxx

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Hi there, the other day I noticed my Coral Banded Shrimp fighting w/ a hitchhicking crab. (big nasty black crab). Well I couldt break it up in time. Well I noticed afterwards my CB shrimp's left arm was broken and bent behind his head!! It went hunting for the black crab, which resluted in a chop stick sized hole through its body. Now for my question: The arm is still there, broken. Will he shed the busted arm and grow a new one?? Oh yeah its one of the big red and white claws. Well thanks for the info.
Maxx
 
keitho

keitho

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well, it kind of depends on his size, but it should be a few weeks. someone in my tank periodically clips my cleaner shrimps' antennae, and within a couple of weeks the antennae usually grow back.
 
josh

josh

Active Member
Can emerald crabs regrow the appendage with the claw on it as well? I noticed one of my crabs was missing a arm the other day, ouch.
 
joe5_15

joe5_15

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my coral banded got its arm riped off!!!!! and the arm grew back instantly one night after sheeding in about 2 weeks add some iodine to your tank for him to do it faster they shed a whole lot faster with it or mine does.
 
predator

predator

Active Member
You need to be careful adding iodine to your tank because if you overdose it you will kill fish. My girlfriend had a coral banded that lost both arms during a shed. After about two weeks one arm is beginning to regenerate, it takes time but his arm will eventually grow back.ryan's reef
 
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