Scientific name: Sciaenochromis fryeri

Common name: Electric blue cichlid, Hap ahli

Region: Lake Malawi

Size: 7 inches

Color: Bright blue with white fin on top

Water Chemistry: pH: 7.8 to 8.6, hardness: very hard

Temperature: 78-82

Aggression: agressive

Compatibility: Best kept with Malawi cichlids of a similar size

Diet: Carnivorous

How to breed: Mouthbrooding females hide among the rocks and release their fry after 3 weeks.

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the ahli , that a different fi a (Unregistered) 2007-10-01 19:14:20 ?? Reply 6   1

!! Tom (Unregistered) 2008-01-04 16:57:43 The ahli is a s.fryeri.. big confusion with original imports of haps.. hap. ahli is a different fish but there is none in pet trade so all electric blues are s.fryeri!! Reply 0   7

Breeding Electric Blues Allan (Unregistered) 2009-02-02 20:07:48 Does anyone know if the above fish requires a flat surface to spawn or do they spawn on the substrate? Reply 15   1

flat surface spawning zane (Unregistered) 2011-10-03 12:04:47 yes they do need a flat surface to spawn.usually a piece of slate of smooth sand stone will work great but it should be as smooth as you can find Reply 0   2

how old are my cichlids dillin (Registered) 2009-02-13 14:29:33 i just got two electric yellows one male and one female i think i was wondering how old they where? they are about 1.5 - 2inches. and how big or old do they start breeding at Reply 8   1

looking for a dark blue kristie i just want small 1 or (Unregistered) 2009-02-17 21:50:05 i just want small 1 or 2 in electric blue do u have any or know where i can find small because i want to start at the same size. Reply 0   3

looking for a dark blue kristie (Unregistered) 2009-02-17 21:50:57 i just want small 1 or 2 in electric blue . Reply 1   6

Ray (Unregistered) 2010-04-08 16:21:48 Please post some pics of the Electric Blue, as I cannot find this fish in any of my literature! Reply 12   2

Electric blue Shaun (Unregistered) 2010-04-14 05:28:45 it says above that the electric blue is carnivorous! but i feed my one vegetation and freeze dried pellets Reply 5   1

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