Electric Blue Fish
The electric blue acara is a nosy curious fish with a passion for burrowing and digging in the substrate.
Electric blue fish. They are a relatively tolerant fish that has a peaceful temperament. Pulcher is latin for beautiful and the appearance of this fish lives up to its name. The electric blue acara andinoacara pulcher is a fish in the rather extensive cichlidae family.
The fish s body is mainly steel gray with stripes and spots on its head and body. Gill in his 1858 book synopsis of the fresh water fishes of the western portion of the island of trinidad wi. They are from the cichlidae family a well known group among fishkeeping enthusiasts.
This is due to its beautiful blue coloration especially when fed correctly and its hardiness. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres 7 9 in tl. Actinopterygii ray finned fishes perciformes perch likes cichlidae cichlids pseudocrenilabrinae etymology.
The electric blue acara fish is a subset of the aequidens pulcher species. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. They re an extremely well liked fish among aquarists and in recent years we ve seen interest in them increase even more.
Originating from lake malawi this species will go with most other malawi cichlids and usually does well in a community aquarium. The electric blue acara typically grows to a max size of between six and seven inches in length. Greek skiaina skion a fish red mullet greek chromis a fish perhaps a perch ref.
Cyrtocara ahli trewavas 1935 the electric blue hap sciaenochromis ahli is a species of cichlid fish endemic to lake malawi. But it s the green horizontal lines on the fish s face and the bluish green metallic scales that give the creature its stunning electric blue color. Also known as the electric blue hap sciaenochromis fryeri the electric blue cichlid is a commonly seen fish in the hobby.
Ernst ahl zoological museum of the humboldt university berlin who described this species as h.
