Helfrichi Firefish

[michika]

Does anyone have any experience with Helfrichi firefish?

I'm considering a pair for my new nano. I'm still in the research stage, but any experience with these would be appreciated.

[howdy20012002]

I have brought a few in.
they appear to behave similarly to other firefish.
lid is a definite.
beautiful fish.
appeared to settle into captivity easily.
Neal

[michika]

Very cool, thanks for letting me know.

Did you ever keep any in your tanks long term?

Were they hard to bring in?

[howdy20012002]

I didn't keep any longterm.
I only see them infequently with my supplier.
Neal

[michika]

Are they a seasonally collected fish?

[howdy20012002]

that I am not sure

[justinl]

+1. beautiful fish but a jumper. seems hardy enough from what i hear. Only thing is that pairs are discouraged. Older ones will fight regardless of whether or not they were introduced together or not.

search around nano-reef.com. there's a few people over there with helfrichis.

[fkshiu]

I think that they're collected from far deeper waters than their more plebian firefish cousins which would explain the price and lack of availability.

[michika]

Thanks guys.

I think may just opt for a single firefish. I'm still deciding on if Helfichi is for me, or if I should go with a purple or red.

[Veng68]

that's one pricey fish......... last time I saw one at J & L it was ~$130

Cheers,
Vic [veng68]