So I'm working on a livestock list for an 8' long 300 reef build. I know I'm going to have a group of tangs, working on that list, and I want a school of anthias. Trying to decide on fish that are beautiful and utilitarian. Wrasse seem to be that fish.
I want a pair of Peacock, a Christmas and Solorensis for sure, but has anyone tried a much larger group of wrasse? Maybe varying fairy wrasse? I see reservations about the number of fish in a tank, but I want this tank to be LOADED with colorful, active fish. I understand my bio load will be quite large and will take appropriate measures with a monster skimmer and oversized refugium, just looking for input on the wrasse itself or maybe another great schooling fish besides the anthias (not including chromis).