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same goes with a mantis shrimp, evil or just doing its job?
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Just doing it's job. Mantis shrimp are another group that has been villified and demonized far beyond what they deserve. In other words, they are not the reef wreckin fish killers they are made out to be. Most that are encountered as HH are smashers and thus are far more interested in your inverts, not your fish. If you like to destroy or kill your HH crabs, I can live with that; but mantis shrimp should always be kept alive. They are just too cool and smart to be killed like a common bug. Plus demand for them is high, there is always someone who will want the mantis. So please spare the mantis shrimps, besides you can always feed those "evil" crabs to your pet mantis.