Sciaenochromis Fryeri – Iceburg Blue

A must have in any Malawi set up is the Sciaenochromis fryeri.   So popular for it’s deep and vivid electric blue colours, it is a medium-sized African cichlid. 

fryeri has many common names, including electric blue hap, electric blue ahli, and iceberg hap. The number of common names is due to subtle colour variations from different collection locations in Lake Malawi as well as to confusion with the closely related but not very colouful S.ahli. Malawicichlids currently have two varieties available, the  standard deep electric blue version where each male shows the same vivid blee, as well as the iceburg blue version (in picture shown) where males vary from light blue to almost iceburg white!