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Electric Blue Cichlid

Electric Blue Cichlid


© H. Blair Howell, click to enlarge.
 

© H. Blair Howell, click to enlarge.
By H. Blair Howell
 
Common Name: Electric Blue
 
Latin Name: Sciaenochromis fryeri
 
Origin: Lake Malawi
 
Temperature: 75 - 82
 
Ease Of Keeping: moderate
 
Aggressivness: this is one of the more easy going Haps
 
Size: 7 - 8 1/2 inches
 
Tank Size: 55 gallons
 
Food: Feed a good quality flake
 
Spawn: maternal mouth brooder
 
Comments: This is one of the most popular fish in the cichlid hobby. Often called "Electric Blue Ahli" or "Electric Blue Hap", the fryeri shouldn't be confused with the Sciaenochromis ahli a much rarer, and more expensive, fish in the hobby.

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