I've had a coral banded shrimp in my tank for about a month now. About a week ago I saw what appeared to be a molt in the tank. His skin was on one side of the tank and I saw the shrimp hanging out over on the other side of the tank. Everything seemed fine over the next few days. The shrimp was eating and looked to be doing OK. Then, today, I noticed that he no longer has either of his claws. Both arms are gone. He still has all of his smaller pinchers and is moving around and eating fine, just without his large claws. Anyone know if this is normal, and if so, will he grow them back?
Coral Banded shrimp dropped in pinchers
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snapperboy
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Originally Posted by molly05
Mine grew back in 1 week.
mine haven't grown at all in 27 years, but i will pinch the heck outta someone when they do
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Mine grew back in 1 week.
mine haven't grown at all in 27 years, but i will pinch the heck outta someone when they do
mpls man
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that is normal for the coral branded and the cleaner shrimp, that is how they grow, they loose their skin each time, i dose my tank with iodine, suposto help them shed their skin, my coral branded lost a pincher and has completely grown back. dont worry it will grow back over time, mine was about 1 mo.
