Electric Blue Hap. Ahli

This is another beautiful cichlid electric blue hap sciaenochromis ahli from lake malawi the above specimen is an exquisite male. Sciaenochromis are a carnivorous species so they will do best on a protein based diet. Mildly aggressive conspecific aggressivethe ahli is known for their electric blue metallic coloring and brilliant white blaze that stretches from lips.

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Electric blue haps in general are more peaceful than their mbuna counterparts and should not be mixed.

Electric blue hap. ahli. Our larger ahli will get hikari pellets while our smaller ahli get beef heart flakes. Ernst ahl zoological museum of the humboldt university berlin who described this species as h. Additional names electric blue haplo electric blue hap electric blue blue ahli african electric blue cichlid additional scientific names cyrtocara ahli haplochromis ahli haplochromis jacksoni sciaenochromis fryeri.

The electric blue hap sciaenochromis ahli is a species of cichlid fish endemic to lake malawi it prefers to live in caves and crevices in rocky substrates. Sciaenochromis fryeri electric blue hap ahli unsexed farm raised average adult fish size. These should not be mixed in aquaria as they will hybridise.

It comes from lake malawi africa and is found in many color morphs through the lake but all have the intense blue coloring. This striking blue hap can be found off maleri island within lake malawi. Mysis shrimp brine shrimp krill high quality flake high quality pelletstemperament.

Females and juveniles are gray drab in comparison. They will be a gem in any aquarium large enough for them. These fish are not hard to keep but do keep in mind they are a true piscivore meaning they will try and eat any smaller fish they.

Maleri island lake malawi feeding. Greek skiaina skion a fish red mullet greek chromis a fish perhaps a perch ref. The electric blue hap sciaenochromis fryeri has long been a favorite among african cichlid keepers because of its intense electric blue coloring.

The simple care of hap ahli. This popular species was previously imported and classified as sciaenochromis ahli and is still named as such in much of the available literature many morphs exist although males of all these exhibit the characteristic blue colouration differing only in fin colouration and patterning. First of all i just think it is only fair to mention that this is a beautiful looking fish with the electric blue being the dominant color across the fish.

This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres 7 9 in tl it can also be found in the aquarium trade. Sexing edit edit source males are a distinctive bright blue colour females are more of a dull brown and smaller in size. Sciaenochromis ahli trewavas 1935 electric blue hap upload your photos and videos.