Electric Blue Cichlid
Electric blue rams are less commonly available than other ram varieties and may be more pricey.
Electric blue cichlid. In male specimens the fins are longer than the female s and the rays of the anal and dorsal fins typically arch around the caudal fin. Electric blue acaras have a typical oval cichlid body shape with pointed dorsal and anal fins. The lake itself is one of africa s great lakes.
Electric blue cichlids fryeri is commonly called the electric blue hap and sometimes just electric blue often it is traded or has been traded in the hobby using old scientific names applied to it which were proven to be incorrect. Haplochromis jacksoni haplochromis cf. Unlike so many other cichlids this one has a reputation for being quite peaceful in general.
The electric blue cichlid is a beautiful fish that has a bright blue coloration with some yellow black and grey. You will need to keep these fish in a tank that is at least 30 gallons. Caring for the electric blue hap cichlid sciaenochromis fryeri the electric blue hap is a fish that can be found in the great lake malawi.
The lake is said to be home to around 800 species of cichlid probably. The electric blue ram is the latest colour morph of the common ram cichlid and its beauty has made it a popular addition to the hobby though it is slightly more challenging to keep than its wild type cousin. Also known as the electric blue hap sciaenochromis fryeri the electric blue cichlid is a commonly seen fish in the hobby.
It prefers to live in caves and crevices in rocky substrates. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. Someone developed this ram species in 2009.
This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres 7 9 in tl. It covers a huge area around 29 600 km2 making it the ninth largest lake in the world. Cyrtocara ahli trewavas 1935 the electric blue hap sciaenochromis ahli is a species of cichlid fish endemic to lake malawi.
