I don't have very much LR in the tank, so the tang has a lot of swimming room. Plus several fake plants give him hiding places, sort of like his own private lure course. As for the CC stars, I feed them chunks of shrimp or whatever seafood I have around to keep them from having to strictly scavenge, so I hope they can coexist well long term. As for the sand sifting star, it was more of a "i want a different star" on my wife's behalf, but I don't really care about my DSB that much. I am more worried he'll run out of food. WILL HE EAT brine and other food that gets to the bottom if it isn't picked up by something else first? With the light bio-load I am not sure the DSB wasn't a mistake to start with.