Difficulty:Intermediate Max Growth Size:14 cm Temperament:Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids Preferred Water Parameters: Temperature:23-27 degrees celsius pH Level:7.5-8.5 General Hardness:Hard Range: Africa: Lake Malawi Diet: Carnivorous. Carnivorous. Dry foods and frozen foods. Reproduction: Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS The Electric Blue African Cichlid creates a gorgeous, colorful focal point in the freshwater aquarium. It has the typical sleek, bullet-shaped bodyElectric Blues are best kept with other African cichlids ideally from Lake Malawi. When choosing tank mates for S. fryeri pick fish of similar or larger size as they will better handle any aggression. Provided you have a spacious aquarium and are selective with your choice of tank mates, S. fryeri males rank among the best looking rift lake cichlids and will make any tank instantly look brighter with their electric colour