i made a call today to red coral on a whim, and asked if by chance they found any mantis shrimp hh, turns out they had one, a black one with reddish tail, i jumped on it when i got him home and under proper lighting i realised how gorgeous he really is, i think hes a smithii (if anyone can tell me positive ID great)
NE ways heres some pics of him getting ready to be put in the tank, ill take more pics tonight

in the bag

you can see some of the colors
not super clear but hes looking up so u can see the green/orange spots on his raptoral arms
let me know what u think