Shrimp got attacked and lost both eyes, will they grow back?

[rocko123]

Dear Dr. Ron,

My peppermint shrimp just got attacked yesterday by the six-line wrasse we added recently (sorry that's my mistake not knowing how aggressive the wrasse could be), and he lost both his eyes. His body/legs/antennas are intact though.
We separated the shrimp from the main tank, and he still eats actively when we point feed him and seems doing just fine, but he stays at one spot apparently due to being blind.
He started to molt this morning (We did a water change last night, not sure if has anything to do with that), his lower half has already finished the molting, now he is trying to finish molting the upper half where all the legs/antennas are. I hope he will pull through.
My question, will he be able to re grow his eyes back given enough feeding daily? if so, how long that usually takes? would it take another molting for that to happen?
Thank you very much, I am very looking forward to your comments!

Rocko

[rshimek]

Hi Rocko,

It may well get the eyes back after molting - providing it survives the molt. It may take several molts for them to grow back completely.

The molt was likely triggered by the injury.

[Herbert T. Kornfeld]

I know they regenerate almost anything, but I dont think eyes are one of those things! I know mantis shrimp cant, so I doubt that a peppermint can.

[spawner]

Most shrimp can regenerate their eyes its all dependant on how much of the stalk was removed.

Mantis shrimp are only distantly related from shrimps.