N. Brichardi, common names and availibility?

[bryce2003]

I got 4 N. Brichardi and trying to track down any common names. I did a google search and came up with 16 different Brichardi species and I'm sure there is a bucketload more.

The only common names I've come across are Daffodil and Princess which I am taking as being a shortened version of Princess of Burundi. Just wondering if there is any other common names and the scientific names they link with? I found that we have N. Brichardi Pemba and am wondering if they have a common name? Any help much appreciated.
Cheers,
Bryce.

[IAMRustyBlade]

Not that I'm an expert but we have kept them for a few years and they've bred several times in a mixed cichlid tank, we've always called them either brichardi or princess cichlid.  I have looked at brichardi labled as daffodils and they seem to have more yellow on their faces than the ones we keep.

[trofius]

Neolamprologus brichardi, most common variety here is the princes of burundi, yes the princess  brichardi. Although maybe there are 8 different locality varieties of brichardi withgin Oz.

Daffodils are so named as the have yellow through out their faces, and the dorsal fin should have nice solid yellow patterns through out it, not jut a yellow colour( this would indicate a poor example) Daffodils are not brichardi....They are Neolamprologus pulcher

there are about 10 different species within the "Brichardi" complex,

Ie brichardi, pulcher, olivaceous, splendins, gracalis, savoryi, falcicula, marunguenis, crassus, and a few albino varients.

the major differences are with the gill cover markings (or lack of). and any fin, or body colours and patterens.

Confused yet? lol do a google on the brichardi complex, and see all th edifferent types, >50 this is probably one of th emost common fishes in the lake!

[bryce2003]

Mick,
Thanks for the tip on the Brichardi complex. I'd never heard of it and never came across it in my search but then again I was searching for specific names so may have missed it due to this.

1 thing I will say is this "brichardi complex" is a huge head stuff but interesting none the less. Thanks again for the tip. However I'm happy to say that what we got are within the N. Brichardi species, that being N. Brichardi Pemba so at least I got to the bottom of that.

However other than the the Princess, Daffodil and Pemba varieties what else are availible in Australia? Any info much appreciated.
Cheers,
Bryce.

[LordFlashHeart]

I've seen plenty of olivaceous being traded on here before.