Exquisite Firefish
Released him after the other fish were showing no signs of aggression toward him in the box.
Exquisite firefish. The exquisite firefish is also known to inhabit deeper water and grow slightly larger than the western pacific purple firefish. The exquisite firefish will hover several inches below the water surface in wait to feed on drifting organisms or may occasionally feed off the bottom substrate. Powder brown tang 60 00 44 00.
The exquisite firefish is the western indian ocean relative of the more common and similar looking purple firefish nemateleotris decora but is brighter yellow than the western pacific purple firefish. On monday january 4th. Firefish purple nemateleotris exquisita is a species of dartfish the new exquisite firefish was described from specimens collected in relatively deep water in mauritius kwazulu natal and the red sea and it also known to occur on the thai coast of the andaman sea and the andaman islands the body of nemateleotris exquisita is lined with purple and red.
The body of the exquisite firefish is lined with purple and red. The purple firefish will hover several inches below the water surface in wait to feed on drifting organisms or may occasionally feed off the bottom substrate. Hailing from the western indian ocean the new exquisite firefish looks very similar to the well known purple firefish nemateleotris decora.
This fish acclimates very well to the home aquarium and is very hardy. It also grows larger that the purple firefish. Finished 6 weeks of quarantining an exquisite firefish.
Exquisite firefish home fish exquisite firefish return to previous page. They like plenty of live rock for shelter and will normally have a favourite bolt hole to dart back to. Provide plenty of live rock for shelter.
Moved him to the dt and kept him in an acclimation box for a day. The exquisite firefish nemateleotris exquisita joins the small but illustrious group of reef fish which are endowed with equally flattering latin names. Other distinguishing characteristics of the exquisite firefish include being a bit more slender having a shorter face and first dorsal fin.
After release the clowns and midas blenny were hiding around him looking but no aggression observed. The new species is very similar to the purple firefish but with an to me even more intense coloring. Reviews 0 doa returns delivery.
The last few days here though it s been staying in it s sleeping hole a lot doesn t seem to be very good motivated and sleeps with its head down as far into the whole as it can be. All fish come with standard doa but no guarantee after the doa time period due to discount pricing. The exquisite firefish is beautifully colored tubular looking fish.
Email to a friend. My firefish has been in my tank for about a month and a half.
