Halo_003 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Looking for input on kinds of Firefish. There's the obvious 3, the normal, the purple, and the Helfrichi. Are there any more? Budget? <$250 or so each. Just curious before I buy a Helfrichi pair. Link to comment
DocReef Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Exquisite firefish. Variant of the purple, but with a yellow body. Also the Purple face/Cook Island Helfrichi firefish, which is a deeper water Helfrichi that's really cool, but extremely rare and expensive. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Exquisite firefish. Variant of the purple, but with a yellow body. Also the Purple face/Cook Island Helfrichi firefish, which is a deeper water Helfrichi that's really cool, but extremely rare and expensive. That Cook Island one is sweeeet. I'll have to see if I can get a quote on one. Interesting difference between the normal Purple and the Exquisite. Link to comment
DocReef Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Good luck getting one. Only place I've seen it is Divers Den and I think it was like $700. Edit: $1,299.99 Link to comment
Red_Blenny Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 That Cook Island one is sweeeet. I'll have to see if I can get a quote on one. Interesting difference between the normal Purple and the Exquisite. DD has it right now if you have the cash for it... http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=259419 Link to comment
DocReef Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 DD has it right now if you have the cash for it... http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=259419 Ha. Double my last quote. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 While I do have a relatively big budget, it's not that big lol. I'll get with some people I know and see if they can give me quotes on it. Thanks! Link to comment
1.0reef Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I'd do a single or pair of Helfrichi firefish with that budget. Or a rare hogfish, wrasse, or basslet. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well local quotes still came out to $1000 a piece. I could swing it but I don't want to tap into the money I have set aside for my next car. Think I'll go with purples or normal helfrichi. @1.0reef I would do a rare leopard wrasse but the tank is a 12G long, thus the appeal to firefish. Link to comment
NYfishies Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Halo, I am in the exact same boat as you. I will not spend over a grand at this point as I am far from being an expert and would hate myself if the little bugger didn't last for whatever reason - not the budget at this point, but the principle. In my first tank (Fusion 40) I added a Helfrichi and she was gorgeous. She was stressed out by my Damsel and Dottyback to the point where she would not eat and thus passed away. After that loss, which was tragic for us, we decided to build another tank which would be pretty much dedicated to the firefish. That tunred about to be a customer 20 G total system (10g DT, 3g FT, 7g Sump). Fast forward 6 months to today we have a tank that is 2 months cycled that currently has a CUC, 5 Sexy Shrimp and 2 Pom Pom crabs in it. At the end of April we will add 1 Green Clown Goby and then 1 month later the Firefish. My question to everybody is regarding the pair. We would love to get 2, but is that practical? I have heard people doing a pair, but always questioned it. Link to comment
JavaJacketOC Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I'd do a single or pair of Helfrichi firefish with that budget. Or a rare hogfish, wrasse, or basslet. I agree, if you can find a nice pair or trio of Helfrichi you'd probably enjoy them while on display in a dedicated tank. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 I agree, if you can find a nice pair or trio of Helfrichi you'd probably enjoy them while on display in a dedicated tank. Yep, I'd like to get a trio, and a trio of helfrichi won't run me $3k lol. Link to comment
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