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Not true. Shrimps that have lost all their legs can grow them back. Keep them safe from being attacked again. Separate it. Get a breeder cage, those are great for holding sick shrimp too. It depends on where the shrimp is injured. As I said above, legs and antennae can grow back. Try feeding your shrimps frozen blood worms, that you can get at any aquarium. Sounds like your shrimp need some protein in the form of meat.

recently I found one of my shrimps eating at another, I have since isolated the injured one and upped the amount of food being given to them. what should i do with the injured RCS? how long will it take to heal?

Shrimp that are new to the tank will be slow in accepting processed foods especially when there is biofilm available. They will eventually learn to eat pellets when they get hungry. But don't wait in getting the bloodworms however. Note: Protein you find in pellets foods is never going to be as good as the protein from meaty products like bloodworms. (Don't feed them steak though, LOL). Drop a pinch of bloodworms into the tank and watch them fight for it. Bloodworms are especially good for shrimp before they moult and breed. The female shrimps need the protein much more and their chances of a recovery is much faster after moulting/breeding/laying eggs. Don't be too hung up on only feeding pellets and bought foods. The occasional kitchen vege scraps can be washed, blanched and fed to shrimps too. Look around your garden for leaves and flowers. Mulberry leaves are a favourite of shrimps. If you don't have a mulberry near by, look for Oak leaves that have dropped for Autumn. Flowers like roses, hibiscus, dandelions, nasturtiums, and almost any flower can be fed fresh by just dropping it in the tank as long as you know no pesticides have been sprayed on it. I'll bet you these veges, flowers and leaves have more nutrition than processed foods. The added bonus, flowers for example, have antibacterial and antifungal properties. And flowers have an abundance of vitamins and minerals, flowers also contain a huge amounts of carotenoids and flavonoids compared to leaves. Specifically, Crytoxanthin, Zeaxanthin and Lutein which is obviously lacking in the leaves. These carotenoids enhance the colour of shrimps. Have a read of the food & nutrition forum for a lot more ideas on foods you can use. https://skfaquatics.com/forum/forums/forum/44-food-nutrition/ @sam, if you add in your location in your profile, we might be able to give you better advise on foods based on your location.

its a 5 gal that's been heavily planted, here's a photo https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LrXAm09zZeSGdshppbzUXjIb-kyd4jLS/view?usp=sharing the one that's been injured is closer to a fire red than a RCS but the rest are low/mid grade yourself?

it is a new tank yeah, less than 2 months old (not including cycling)

Shrimp king make a food Protein and as JayC says bloodworm. I use the tetra bloodworm in a tube for my betta if you don't want frozen, though depending where you are it may not be available in your country. https://www.pro-shrimp.co.uk/snacks-for-fish/2116-tetra-fresh-delica-bloodworms-80g-tube-4004218259249.html?search_query=freshdelica&results=6 Is this a newly set up tank as mine don't touch food yet but just graze as there must be enough biofilm to keep them happy in the tank that is 3 months set up. Simon

shes injured between the the carapace and the abdomen, I've separated the shrimp and shes looking a bit better, a breeder cage is a good idea can I get some recommendations on food? i have been feeding them a bottom feeder pellet recommended to me by another shrimp keeper that is high in protein but my shrimp just don't seem that interested and would rather scavenge. thanks for your help! that would have been my first instinct, let nature take its course and all that, but shes one of my favorites so I'm willing to go a little further for her what foods would you recommend? i have high protein bottom feeder pellet I've been feeding them but they don't seem that interested in it thanks for your help

Thats a new one on me, I have seen them eat dead ones but never a live one! Be careful not to overfeed as a reaction as that could put them all at risk? I don't think they heal as such like some crabs that grow back, if it is badly injured it may be better to euthonize it! Simon