Mappa Puffer

PurpleCarpet · 08/28/2021, 07:19 AM

How rare are these puffers and what is the going rate for one? Thank you!

tkiry1 · 08/28/2021, 07:21 AM

Not rare.. Harder to get now with pandemic..

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PurpleCarpet · 08/28/2021, 07:47 AM

Thank you for the reply. I’m not finding any online with retailers and my LFS’s are telling me that they’re a rare fish in the aquarium trade and extremely hard to get. Just wanting to make sure I’m not being given false information.

tkiry1 · 08/28/2021, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by PurpleCarpet

Thank you for the reply. I’m not finding any online with retailers and my LFS’s are telling me that they’re a rare fish in the aquarium trade and extremely hard to get. Just wanting to make sure I’m not being given false information.

Nyaquatics.com did have one... I was going to pull the trigger but bought a Guineafowl puff instead.

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Sweeper13 · 08/29/2021, 06:45 AM

They aren't the easiest to get. I live in the Chicago burbs and bought one 2 months ago for $150 he was very small. I would say 150 to 300 for a Mappa, matters where you live. The Guineafowl are harder to get and go for more cash.

tkiry1 · 08/29/2021, 06:58 AM

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tkiry1 · 08/29/2021, 07:00 AM

Love these two guys.. Good luck guys with the puffers.... I have looked for mappas but only ones that I have seen come in small...

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PurpleCarpet · 08/29/2021, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweeper13

They aren't the easiest to get. I live in the Chicago burbs and bought one 2 months ago for $150 he was very small. I would say 150 to 300 for a Mappa, matters where you live. The Guineafowl are harder to get and go for more cash.

That's what I've been quoted, so that seems like a fair price to pay. Thanks!

PurpleCarpet · 08/29/2021, 02:00 PM

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Beautiful fish you have there!

tkiry1 · 08/29/2021, 02:05 PM

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Beautiful fish you have there!

Thank you...

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Sweeper13 · 08/29/2021, 05:01 PM

I have a Goldie also. Got lucky and paid $300 for him.

PurpleCarpet · 08/31/2021, 09:38 AM

That’s a steal for a golden, cheapest I’ve seen was $599 for one.

08/28/2021, 07:19 AM	#1
PurpleCarpet Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 60	Mappa Puffer How rare are these puffers and what is the going rate for one? Thank you!

08/28/2021, 07:21 AM	#2
tkiry1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 134	Not rare.. Harder to get now with pandemic.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/28/2021, 07:47 AM	#3
PurpleCarpet Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 60	Thank you for the reply. I’m not finding any online with retailers and my LFS’s are telling me that they’re a rare fish in the aquarium trade and extremely hard to get. Just wanting to make sure I’m not being given false information.

08/29/2021, 06:45 AM	#5
Sweeper13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Northlake Posts: 189	They aren't the easiest to get. I live in the Chicago burbs and bought one 2 months ago for $150 he was very small. I would say 150 to 300 for a Mappa, matters where you live. The Guineafowl are harder to get and go for more cash.

08/29/2021, 06:58 AM	#6
tkiry1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 134	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/29/2021, 07:00 AM	#8
tkiry1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 134	Love these two guys.. Good luck guys with the puffers.... I have looked for mappas but only ones that I have seen come in small... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/29/2021, 05:01 PM	#12
Sweeper13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Northlake Posts: 189	I have a Goldie also. Got lucky and paid $300 for him.

08/31/2021, 09:38 AM	#13
PurpleCarpet Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 60	That’s a steal for a golden, cheapest I’ve seen was $599 for one.