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Anonymous
First off, most of the questions you asked can be answered much better with some google searching and reading some basic websites on saltwater aquaria.
Mantis shrimp are good beginner saltwater pets. They are much more tolerant to less-than-perfect water chemistry than most marine fish are.
Also, while an acrylic tank is a good choice due to it's obvious strenth advantage compared to glass, the idea of mantis shrimp breaking tanks is very overblown. Although the /an/ regulars love to say ZOMG you need acrylic for sure, that isn't true. While glass breaks CAN happen, it takes a very big shrimp, a flimsy aquarium, and a good amount of bad luck. Tank breakage is very rare, but people love to talk about due to the "oh wow" factor.
Lots of good info for your specific questions here:
http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/faq.htm
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