These two shrimp are not closely related, and their lives are entirely different. Although, they were each about 2 inches long.
The bottom photo is a dark mantis. They inhabit cracks and recesses in reefs and are occasionally seen out foraging. A couple of larger mantis shrimp species are know to Caribbean fishermen as thumb splitters. That's a clue not to mess with them.
The top photo is a scarlet-striped cleaning shrimp. They maintain cleaning stations in reef structures, that are visited by many fish species. Sometimes, they even try to clean a diver's fingers.
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