Jawfish and mithrix crabs and serpent stars

ladyshark

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Hello all

I have a 125 g with live rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater. Got some hitchhikers--snagged the gorilla crab who lives in my sump now, but there are still a half dozen mithrax crabs (reddish color) in the tank, which I actually love watching, and three serpent stars with bodies the sizze of a quarter.

I would like to add jawfish, blennies, gobies and the like, was wondering if the burrowing fish would be at risk from the crabs or the stars or both

Currently, I have one Randalls Assessor Basslet, seems to be doing fine.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
If you can get pics to confirm those are mithrax crabs then it should be fine. Serpent/brittle stars are harmless most of the time.
 
Keep the serpents well fed and they shouldn't be an issue- UNLESS one is green. Green ones should be sumped immediately, as the green ones are fish hunters.
 
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