Rare/interesting reef fish

[thompson2224]

I have a 72 gallon bow front tank that is a mixed reef. Right now I don't have any fish in the tank because I am letting it go fallow after an ich or other disease outbreak that killed 2 clowns, and forced me to give up my other fish. I am planning on putting 2 clowns, a mandarin, neon goby, and diamond goby. I want to have more fish than just that but I want them to be fish that aren't as common. What are some fish that are rarer and less common that I could put in a 72 gallon tank?

 

[eatbreakfast]

As I am a fan of wrasses here are what I would recommend:
Cirrhilabrus species:
cf. lanceolatus
lunatus
johnsoni
nahacky
bathyphilus

Paracheilinus species:
attenuatus
rubricaudalis
piscilineatus

Halichoeres rubricephalus

Minilabrus striatum

Terelabrus rubrovittatus

This is by no means exhaustive, but these are the species I am drawn to for a tank your size.

 

[Dmorty217]

diamond tailed flasher wrasse, swissguard basslets, joculator, debelius, resplendent, the list can go on and on. Really boils down to what you are looking for

 

[davocean]

If you plan to keep a mandarin I would avoid certain wrasses or other pod competitors.
It's not a rare fish, but I do love my tailspot blenny, that would be a great fit for your tank.
Maybe some anthias.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Wrasses of the Genera Paracheilinus and Cirrhilabrus would not be competition for a mandarin. A mandarin will focus on benthic pods, whereas the previous 2 Genera of wrasses feed in the same way as anthias, preferring open water plankton.

 

[PirateToast]

It's funny how we talk about rare/common fish when pretty much anything that isn't a clown is brand new to people not into the hobby. So really we are getting unique stuff to separate us from other people on these boards! haha.