Fish for 40 breeder

[kangadrew]

Looking for a fish to keep in a 40 breeder on my system. It will center around a 375 gallon display and feature a few racks in the back fishroom, with four 40 breeders. One will have a peacock mantis shrimp, one will have a pair of mandarins, one will have a colony of royal grammas, and the fourth is still up for debate.
I have considered some kind of toby pufferfish, a pair of orange-spot filefish, a clownfish/anemone tank, OR a small group of yellow multi-banded pipefish. Any thoughts on these species, or another interesting fish to keep?

For reference - the main display will focus on wrasses, butterflies, and angels, maybe with a few other small fish. There will be two stacked 100 gallons, one with cuttlefish and one with dwarf lionfish and a snowflake eel (plus a clownfish pair). The other three 40 breeders have been described above. The only other tank I have planned for the system is a 40 gallon frag tank with some kind of Pseudocheilinus wrasse for pest control.

Looking forward to hearing your suggestions!
Drew

 

[eatbreakfast]

A tank with a colony of barnacle and pike blennies

A carpet anemone with a colony of clowns or Dascyllus damsels

A rhinopias or frogfish tank

A seahorse tank

 

[kangadrew]

A tank with a colony of barnacle and pike blennies

A carpet anemone with a colony of clowns or Dascyllus damsels

A rhinopias or frogfish tank

A seahorse tank

Thanks for your ideas.
The blenny and clown ideas are pretty cool. I considered a Rhinopias, but I figured with the lionfish tank it would be kind of moot - and theyre not too cheap.
I don't have an interest in seahorses - too much extra maintenance.

Drew

 

[lion king]

A pair of fu manchu lionfish, the males have larger squarer heads, a male and female pair would be awesome. The orange spots would be fascinating also.

 

[AdamNC]

What about a planted macro algae tank. Not just standard Chaeto but actual display macro. Maidens Hair, Bottle Brush, Dragons Tongue. Throw in a few small fish and some small shrimp for the bio.

 

[kangadrew]

A pair of fu manchu lionfish, the males have larger squarer heads, a male and female pair would be awesome. The orange spots would be fascinating also.

Fu Manchu lionfish are planned for one of the 100 gallon tanks. Orange spots would be pretty cool, I agree.

What about a planted macro algae tank. Not just standard Chaeto but actual display macro. Maidens Hair, Bottle Brush, Dragons Tongue. Throw in a few small fish and some small shrimp for the bio.

Haha, that's planned for one of the 100 gallons, plus the 40 breeder with the mantis shrimp. I wouldn't mind doing another one though - but I do want more of a show fish or two, rather than an assortment of smaller fish.

Drew