need help with 3 new plants

Hey everyone.. I just recently purchased 3 little succulents and I have a few questions about them.

The first plant is a sedeveria blue giant. While googling the care of this plant, in the pictures I've seen, I've notice the leaves are more tightly compacted than mine and that they also have more leaves. He was like this when I bought him, I didn't realize that wasn't how he was supposed to look, will new leaves grow on this plant or will it always look like this?

The second plant is an Echeveria minima. I am wondering about what looks to me like little plants growing on the sides of it. Are those supposed to be propagated to start new plants or is that what this plant does and I should just leave it be?

The third and final plant I have questions about is a "graptoveria species", I'm not sure which species it is, I've posted him in the plant id section to hopefully figure it out. What I'm concerned about is the spots and that leaf that's broken in half. I have no idea what happened to him, he was like this when I bought him. Any idea what those spots are?? Also is it safe to remove that broken leaf? I don't know if another one would take its place, so I've been a little leary about messing with it and ending up with a bald spot there.

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Opp, AL(Zone 8b)

These plants need a cactus-type soil, not peaty potting mix. My plants like these are outside, in hours of direct sun per day.

It's cactus soil from miracle gro, but I'm planning in doctoring it.. It doesn't seem to drain very well.

Opp, AL(Zone 8b)

Good job for noticing that. I agree.

Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b)

I'm also sorta wondering if the plants are getting enough sun. I wouldn't worry about the spots.

Opp, AL(Zone 8b)

If you google images of your plants' names, you should see older, robust specimens to get an idea of what these lil' guys could look like in the future, with the proper conditions. Imagine how much stronger the sun is in Mexico where these plants grow in the ground outside... or so I've read.

Virginia Beach, VA

I have a lot of picture # 1 and I name it California sunset. i love them and used to bring them in but I was told they do better outside. I will be posting them in biginners landscaping" BELLES HAVEN GARDEN 2013"

I will post later because the pics are in my PC upstairs.

Belle

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