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| Scientific Name: Neolamprologus brichardi |
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| Pronunciation: n
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| Common Name(s): Princess of Burundi |
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| Geo. Origin: Lake-wide distribution |
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| Habitat: Shallow Precipitous Rocky Habitat |
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| Diet: Carnivore |
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| Gender Differences: Monomorphic |
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| Breeding: Substrate Spawner |
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| Temperament: Highly Aggressive |
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| Conspecific Temperament: Highly Aggressive |
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| Maximum Size: 4" |
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| Temperature: 77 - 79°F |
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| pH: 8.6 |
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| Water Hardness: Very Hard |
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| Difficulty: 1 |
| Images: |
Adult Male Adult Male Subadult Subadult Adult female Shoal of Brichardi |
| Photo Credit: Greg Steeves |
| Articles: | Species Article |
| Comments: |
| This fish aggressively defends its fry, to the point of pushing cohabitants into the corners. It is best kept either in a species tank, or with established robust Lamprologines or a large school of Cyprichromis. In the wild they congregate in large schools, usually several hundred individuals large. They dine on small crustaceans, insect larvae and plankton in the wild. They will readily eat flakes and pellets, but will thrive with the addition of mysis shrimp, krill or brine shrimp added to this diet. |
