Mantis shrimp? Reef safe?

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I know there's a lot of mixed opinions out there. What are your thoughts? They're super cool so I'd love to keep this hitch hiker. Will they wreck my reef?
 
They are kind of reef safe but they are not invert or fish safe, a mantis will kill pretty much all your inverts and possibly small/slow fish
 
Set him up his own little tank with lots of rubble and a deep sand bed you'll love watching him dig and excavate his home!
 
Cool definitely for a species only tank, but in no way fish or invert safe.
 
I had no idea this subject was at all "controversial". Seems like a fact if ever there were one. I'm sure they're fine a nonfish/coral only tank with rockwork that's been cemented.
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

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