N. brichardi is notable in a number of ways.
This fish is a substrate spawner (lays eggs on substrate), utilizing the rocky rubble to do so.
It is one of the few substrate-spawning cichlid that also schools.
It is not unheard of to find a school numbering near 100,000 individuals within a 50 m square area.
It is one of the few fish in Africa that utilizes a collective nursery.
This means that adults, sub-adults, and even half-grown fry all participate in a multi-generational rearing of the fry.
N. brichardi individuals not only care for their own fry but also the fry of those around them, all while keeping vigil over other adults still actively spawning.
This is similar to the cooperative breeding system of a related species of cichlid, N. pulcher, in that N. pulcher individuals will care for the offspring of others.

N. brichardi specializes on feeding from the rocky biocover, picking at small crustaceans and invertebrates.
It will also feed on swarms of plankton when available.
N. brichardi is notable in a number of ways. This fish is a substrate spawner (lays eggs on substrate), utilizing the rocky rubble to do so. It is one of the few substrate-spawning cichlid that also schools. It is not unheard of to find a school numbering near 100,000 individuals within a 50 m square area. It is one of the few fish in Africa that utilizes a collective nursery. This means that adults, sub-adults, and even half-grown fry all participate in a multi-generational rearing of the fry. N. brichardi individuals not only care for their own fry but also the fry of those around them, all while keeping vigil over other adults still actively spawning. This is similar to the cooperative breeding system of a related species of cichlid, N. pulcher, in that N. pulcher individuals will care for the offspring of others.
N. brichardi specializes on feeding from the rocky biocover, picking at small crustaceans and invertebrates. It will also feed on swarms of plankton when available.
Neolamprologus brichardi