Who's kidding? I've had mine for a few weeks now in his own 10g tank with a few rocks, and a recently added blue damsel. To be honest, this shrimp is easily one of the most interesting and intelligent creatures that I've ever kept in 3+ yrs of marine tanks.
"Dangerous" - well, sorta...dangerous to assorted crabs, snails maybe, other shrimps etc...sometimes small fish. That's why I've given him his own tank. "Injuring People" - uhm, I guess some of them possibly could, although at the size mine is at, I don't
think it would hurt much if he chose to smack me. For now I feed him with a stick, although I'm pretty close to giving hand-feeding a try at least once to see how intelligent he really is. I may end up getting smacked, but hey, I had a lionfish that I fed by hand too so I guess that tells ya something about me, eh?
As for them being pests and should be killed when found, why? Is it their fault their home was ripped out of the ocean so it could be put in your tank? Don't take me the wrong way, I've got live rock too...But, when these things end up in your tank, they only do what comes natural to them in hunting for their food just like any other creature in your tank. Why not make an attempt to get the bugger outta there, give him his own tank (you'd be surprised how you may like him!) or give him to someone that wants him? Heck, your lfs may even take him...maybe
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