Live rock critter ID please

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Hi Everyone,

I just received a second order of live rock today and with it came quite a few hitchhikers. (I also discovered 3 from the previous shipment.) I was hoping someone could assist me in identifying some of them. Also, can I keep both of those brittle / serpent starfish in my 20 gallon? Or will they not get enough to eat? Any help is greatly appreciated!

snail maybe.png Clear disk.jpg mithax crab maybe.png brittle star and pistol shrimp.jpg Serpent star maybe.jpg
 
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Bottom- serpent star, sally light foot crab I belueve
Other pics are fuzzy
 
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yeah, first pics are too fuzzy. Look like some sort of flatworm to me, but not clear enough to tell. The stars are fine, but that crab looks iffie to me. Does not look like any Sally Lightfoot I've seen. Do the claws have black tips? To be safe, I'd throw it in the sump.
 
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The origin of the rock may be helpful in id.

I wouldn't hesitate to throw the serpent star in your tank. I got a dozen from my last KP order and spread them across all the tanks
 
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Thank you all for your help. The rock is from KP Aquatics and the crab has white tips on its claws. It seems to be eating algae off my rocks for right now.
I apologize for the fuzzy photos. I’m not very good at taking them but I’ll get there :)
 
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The starfish are awesome.

That crab will be a problem. I get quite a few of those when I order from KP. I used to keep them and just keep an eye on them, but not anymore. I've never "seen" them do bad things but I'm certain they are. I had chunks of my Micromussa Lords start to show up missing in the mornings. I took the crab out and it stopped. This has happened across multiple tanks.

I can't tell what's in the first 2 pics
 
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I appreciate all of the responses! I will take the crab out this evening.
 
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