N. helfrichi - Cook Isl Var.

[lebreef]

Check this fish out guys. It has been a long time since I have seen anyone post this fish. This one showed up at b-box in Japan.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54478441@N03/8193102320/" title="Helfrichi DW 5 by Aqua-Boutique, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8193102320_2858b72fe2.jpg" width="500" height="407" alt="Helfrichi DW 5"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54478441@N03/8193102356/" title="Helfrichi DW 4 by Aqua-Boutique, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8486/8193102356_f807096681.jpg" width="500" height="384" alt="Helfrichi DW 4"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54478441@N03/8193102398/" title="Helfrichi DW 3 by Aqua-Boutique, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8483/8193102398_b79d4cc22e.jpg" width="500" height="463" alt="Helfrichi DW 3"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54478441@N03/8193102436/" title="Helfrichi DW 2 by Aqua-Boutique, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8063/8193102436_e15ca5de0c.jpg" width="500" height="367" alt="Helfrichi DW 2"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54478441@N03/8192015519/" title="Helfrichi DW by Aqua-Boutique, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8477/8192015519_58d23e89db.jpg" width="499" height="396" alt="Helfrichi DW"></a>

I hope they make a video, as they usually do!

 

[fishnerd]

Liveaquaria had some last year I believe, $799 was the price

 

[Wolverine]

That's a very cool looking fish. I'd always be leery about spending that much on a fish that is a master at finding the tiniest hole to jump through. But I can definitely understand the temptation.

 

[snorvich]

Gorgeous. I have never seen one in person. They are, as mentioned, escape artists.

 

[lebreef]

From what I had read, this fish is very different from the normal N. helfrichi. It also grows to a much larger size. How come these are so far and few in between?

 

[mr.scoots]

Great looking fish for sure.

 

[jaa1456]

It looks angry, and I wouldn't pay 20 bucks for it, just not my cup of tea. But I have fish others don't like, to each their own.

 

[ScootsComputes]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2124+171&pcatid=171

 

[MuffsAbby]

Beautiful fish!!

 

[auem]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2124+171&pcatid=171

that's common one...the fish in the OP is a variant....:debi:


by the way,i like the 'i will chew you if i get my hand on..' look of that fish...:lmao:

 

[Tabasco]

Stunning! Don't fire fish have a pretty short life expectancy? Like 2-3 yrs? I wonder if this variety lives longer?

 

[the808state]

Cook islands fish were MIA for a long time and so far they are only from the cooks, and supposedly very deep.

Helfrichi are one of my favorite fish of all time. !

 

[tangov5559]

Beautiful fish..but price bit too high for me..

 

[SDguy]

Beautiful! But I like the common one better