LIVINGSTONI (NIMBOCHROMIS LIVINGSTONI) Females

The males of the Nimbochromis livingstonii can reach a length of about 25 centimeters in the wild, the females grow to about 20 centimeters in length. In the aquarium they can grow to around 25-30 centimeters.

Both males and females have a white undercolor with a brown spot pattern on top. However, the males may have a light blue color around their heads. The females don’t have this. The males also turn deep blue/green in color during the breeding season, making the spot pattern barely visible.

Synonyms: Haplochromis Livingstoni Kaligono, Hemichromis livingstonii, Astatotilapia livingstonii, Cyrtocara livingstonii, Haplochromis livingstonii, Paratilapia livingstonii, Haplochromis livingstoni.