Combine fish from my 2 tanks

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I'm thinking about combining my 2 tanks. I have a 56 and a 100. I want everything in the 100g.
The 56 has 1 yellow tang, 1 blue damsel, 1 black and white stripe damsel, (3 line I think its called) 1 black ocellaris clownfish, 1 coral banded shrimp, and 1 purple lobster.
I want to add everything to my 100g which has 1 lunar wrasse, 1 yellow damsel, 1 velvet blue damsel, and 1 female maroon clownfish (the male died a few months ago)
If I was to rearrange all the rock work and add all the new fish at the same time do you think it would work out. Is there any compatibility issues. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks
 
The ONLY issue I see other than a possible cycle adding that many fish at once would be with the two clowns. Chances are the Maroon will kill the Ocellaris. Both are female and will likely start WW3 over it. Even with a rock re-arrange. Damsels may also fight.
 
That's was I was worried about. What do you think about putting it in s 20g with 2 young ocellaris .they are about the same size.
 
Nobody said anything about the tang, shrimp, and lobster. I'm guessing they should be OK....?
 
I'm in agreement with others on the clowns. I think your clown should be ok with 2 smaller ones - damsels may definitely fight but if you rearrange things - perhaps things will be ok. I would be cautious to add that many fish at once though - perhaps 2 at a time with a break in between.......I might add the yellow tang first and keep an eye out before adding damsels - the shrimp and lobster should be fine imo
 
No issues with either the Yellow Tang or CBS (they just act tough!). However I personally would not add a Purple Lobster to a thriving tank. They have been known to hunt/kill smaller fish at night, especially if underfed.
 

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