Valid name: Neochromis greenwoodi (Seehausen, Lippitsch & Bouton, 1998)
Previous name: Haplochromis sp. "velvet black"
Location: Lake Victoria (Mwanza Gulf)
Adult male size: 5 inches (13 cm)
Diet: algae grazer
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Personal notes: I obtained 22 tiny littleF1 (first generation from wild stock) Neochromis Greenwoodi fry in November of 2007. After 13 months, the dominant male is 3 1/2" long and the smallest female is still only 1 1/4" long. They are in a 75 gallon tank with Haplochromis sp "redfin piebald". Surprisingly, they have not yet spawned.
The dominant male Neochromis Greenwoodi above.
The dominant male at a younger age above
Upper left is a female and lower right is my dominant male Neochromis Greenwoodi.
The dominant male Neochromis Greenwoodi above.
A female Neochromis Greenwoodi above.
Young 1 1/2" sub-dominant males above
Next Victorian cichlid <== Neochromis rufocaudalis
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