Hurting Cleaner Shrimp

[subcrx]

I was wondering if anyone knew if cleaner shrimp heal well. It got beat up by a new fish in the tank, lost a couple legs and all the antennas. has been acting hurt and cripled for 2 days, will it recover? or should I get it out?

 

[romunov]

If the animal is not bothered any more, and if it has been fed well, it could recover.

 

[subcrx]

doesnt seem to be bothered anymore, I think it got beat up when it was molting.

 

[philbo32]

Shrimps use autotomy as a defence mechanism. This means that they can self mutalate body parts to escape a predator. My shrimp did it a few weeks ago, it lost two legs and 3 antennae it fed for 2 days solid then hid in a cave in my live rock. It then moulted and now has a grown a new set of limbs. There is definitely hope for your shrimp. I'd just keep an eye on it for a while and see if it moults.

 

[subcrx]

its been 3 days so far, has been hiding under and behind rocks. I havent noticed anything growing back yet, Im sure it has been eating small things.