Tiny lobster looking critters

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They literally look just like lobsters. Two claws and the tail fans at the end. They move forward crawling more than swimming. And run away like a lobster.
Size about 1-1.5mm pictures below
I think i have seen some 2-3mm
I don't have any reef lobsters or shrimp (except for a tiny species of mysis shrimp . 5-1.0 mm)

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Looks like a pistol shrimp or mantis shrimp. Did you get any gulf or keys live rock
I should have clarified whats in the tank. Everything was dry rock or frag racks. I did use live sand. Nothing new has been added in a few months. And the tank is about a year and a half old. They just kind of appeared yesterday. And there was probably about 100 to 150 of them
 
I should have clarified whats in the tank. Everything was dry rock or frag racks. I did use live sand. Nothing new has been added in a few months. And the tank is about a year and a half old. They just kind of appeared yesterday. And there was probably about 100 to 150 of them
What's the size for reference?
 
Finally got some good pictures of the underside. Hopefully these help
 

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