What are some underrated fish for a large reef tank?

[CoralGoblin8]

I have a 200g 6ft tank.
Current stock is:
- Pair of Barrier Reef Clowns
- Sailfin Tang
- Foxface
- Yellow Coris
- Timor Wrasse
- Royal Dottyback
- Group of damsels (Yellowtail, Humbug, Talbots etc)

Wha are some underrated or unknown fish that I could add? Ive been looking at a Harlequin Tusk and Birdnose Wrasse.

Thanks!

 

[JumboShrimp]

Those are both good choices!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I love my Marine Betta

 

[fishguy242]

Chevron or whitetail bristletooth tang.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Chevron or whitetail bristletooth tang.

Spendy!

 

[Wolf89]

some lesser known rabbitfish. Everyone knows foxface, but what about the orange spot rabbitfish or the golden rabbitfish? Or you could get the widely known, but also not widely known in saltwater, the columbian shark. the stripey is also really cool.

 

[CoralGoblin8]

some lesser known rabbitfish. Everyone knows foxface, but what about the orange spot rabbitfish or the golden rabbitfish? Or you could get the widely known, but also not widely known in saltwater, the columbian shark. the stripey is also really cool.

Im just worried about the other rabbitfish digging into my huge collection of LPS haha

 

[CoralGoblin8]

Chevron or whitetail bristletooth tang.

I dont mind spending a bit of money on nice fish but whitetail bristletooths are $1000+ in Australia, and I havent even seen a chevron in years!

 

[JumboShrimp]

These are my two Goldline Rabbit Fish that I grew from babies.

 

[Ricox]

I dont mind spending a bit of money on nice fish but whitetail bristletooths are $1000+ in Australia, and I havent even seen a chevron in years!

I'm from Sydney too. My LFS sells nice bristletooths for $50-$60 AUD!

 

[Ricox]

Pretty sure they are whitetails?

 

[Ricox]

You could also get a Lubbock's fairy wrasse. Nice colouring and will hang around the top of the tank and sometimes display a diving behaviour that is fun to watch.

 

[CoralGoblin8]

I'm from Sydney too. My LFS sells nice bristletooths for $50-$60 AUD!

They are 100% not white tails haha. Whitetails go from $800-1200+. Theyve always been expensive here, not sure why.

 

[Ricox]

I will send a pic to check next time I go there.

 

[blaxsun]

Quoy's parrotfish (also a +1 to the Marine Betta). Not sure about the Harleuquin tuskfish (apparently they can be **********).

 

[ninjamyst]

Anthias, leopard wrasse, midas blenny

 

[i cant think]

Smaller bristletooth tangs… Why do people avoid the smaller bristletooth such as Twinspots, Koles, Tominis. Because they aren’t dull if you care for them properly, and they certainly do good jobs as CUC. Plus, their fins being bigger then their body is beautiful, especially when they turn!
Here’s my twin spot in the early morning:

 

[Doctorgori]

^^I have a twin spot

Cuban Hogfish, Check out KP Aquatics for some nice fish from the USA, Gulf and Carribean…doubt they ship out there but some underrated fish over on this side of the world

 

[ReeferHD]

I have a 200g 6ft tank.
Current stock is:
- Pair of Barrier Reef Clowns
- Sailfin Tang
- Foxface
- Yellow Coris
- Timor Wrasse
- Royal Dottyback
- Group of damsels (Yellowtail, Humbug, Talbots etc)

Wha are some underrated or unknown fish that I could add? Ive been looking at a Harlequin Tusk and Birdnose Wrasse.

Thanks

Radial filefish are reef safe and very interesting to watch.

 

[carbasaurus]

Depends on whether your reef is sps, LPS or softy predominant. My 200 is mostly sps. Regal angel is very well behaved and doesn’t bother coral. Multibar and venustus angels a little nippy on the sps but doesn’t seem to bother them. My 65 is soft coral predominant. In that one I have a sharp nose puffer (Toby) that is fine with those corals and he is awesome. You have lots of good options in the 200. Finally, I agree with the other posts on the bristletooth tangs. I love my kole tang. He’s my favorite of the grazers