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
 

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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?
 

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Following to see what this ends up being. Crazy little thing for sure.
 
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Finally got some good pictures of the underside. Hopefully these help
 

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