Invert Stocking Questions

Hey all,

I am fairly new to the saltwater hobby and I currently have a 3-4 month ol 34 gallon FOWLR tank with 2 False Perc clownfish, 1 Randalls pistol shrimp, 1 Randalls Goby, and 8 hermit crabs. I am really interested in invertebrates! My lighting isn't that great unfortunately (All I have is this Marineland Hidden LED Lighting System at PETCO ) and I have a few questions.

P.S. Also I don't have an incredible amount of algae growing on my LR so I may have to supplement diets with seaweed.

1. What sort of invertebrates can I stock my tank with, what are some cool beginner species?

2. I am interested in getting a Blue Tuxedo Urchin, does anyone know if they can be easily fed seaweed supplements?

 

If you're sticking to a FOWLR, I like emerald crabs alot, cleaner shrimp are pretty cool. The only shrimp I wouldn't rec is a coral banded shrimp, they can get mean and like to kill other inverts.

I have a blue tuxedo that I spot feed algae wafers every once in awhile, I just kinda shove a small piece underneath him and he picks it up.

 

I'm planning on making it into a reef tank when i upgrade the lights ;D Would I still be able to use the inverts you recommended?

 

Also has anybody had any experience with feather dusters in a FOWLR tank?

 

maybe, you may need to watch the emerald crab, most people don't seem to have a problem with them, but some will nip at corals

yeah, they're pretty easy, since its a new tank, you'll want to target feed it every now and again, brine shrimp, phytoplankton, finely diced shrimp, etc, but they're really neat

 

They sound awesome! Thank you for your help