invert compatability question

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sinner's girl

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We plan to get a u-build it packages sometime after the tank is back to normal (we moved the tank, so it's going through a cycle).
I already have a brittle and serpent star, a few hermits.
I want:
Camel Back Shrimp (3)
Purple Urchin
Hawaiian Zebra Hermit
Anemone Crab or Decorator Crab
It's a 55gl tank, with two fish (clown and damsel)
can I have more than one Purple Urchin? will the zebra hermits bother the hermits I have? (they are blue or red, don't remember).
Will these inverts get along?
Will the crabs bother the shrimp? can I have more than one crab?
Does anyone see a problem with this list?
Thanks!
 
dreeves

dreeves

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The crabs should be ok...the urchins may have some difficulty in finding enough food though. Seems like alot of urchin for a 55 to me. But I am no expert and have limited experience with urchins.
 
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sinner's girl

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so one or no urchins? we had one before...I believe we were able to spot feed it but I may be wrong...
 
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daniel411

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Will a purple urchin eat the coraline off "all" of your liverock? Never had any experience with any urching. Just something I heard from the lfs.... so do they even coraline?
 
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sinner's girl

Guest
I don't remember the one we had before eatting the coral line, but it does that won't bother me, there is tons there (half of the rocks are covered in it) plus, coral line will grow back. (and Sinner would love it if it ate the coral line off the back of the tank and such)
 
tangman99

tangman99

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I know urchins may eat coraline algea. I think someone even posted here that they ate through the electrical wire insullation on a powerhead that was in the tank. I don't remember who it was though.
 
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sinner's girl

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ate through the electrical wire insullation
now that doesn't sound good....
 
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