Question

[Burundi]

When they are refering to a

Frontosa as a 6 or 7 stripe are they counting the stripe that runs thru the eye? As i have what was

being sold as a 6 stripe Burundi but if counting the stipe running thru the eye it actually has 7.

I've never kept Frontosa's before and i'm just a bit curious.
Thanks,
Tony

[bobrfish]

Cyphotilapia are counted both

ways, with eye band or without it. The most common by far is to count the eye band. Thus, Burundi

C. frontosa are six stripes. Kigoma C. frontosa are seven stripe.

Occasionally a six

striper will have six stripes on one side and seven stripes on other side. Breeders do not like

this as it suggests crossing location morphs. It is probably a natural morph rather than a

crossbred.

[Burundi]

Thanks, and here's a pic

of the little fellow in question.
<a href="http://img155.exs.cx/my.php?

loc=img155&image=dscf05504pc.jpg" target="_blank">http://img155.exs.cx/img155/5594/dscf05504pc.th.jpg</a>

[buntbarsch]

Hi Burundi,

Looks to me that you got yourself a little "Kigoma" http://cichlid.ipbhost.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif. Check out my website for some pictures to

compare.

Klaus
www.buntbarsch.ca (http://www.buntbarsch.ca)

[Burundi]

Yep that pretty much confirms

it. He or She's a Kigoma. http://cichlid.ipbhost.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif http://cichlid.ipbhost.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif http://cichlid.ipbhost.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif All the way home i was thinking about

that.