7 stripe Burundi ???

[Stevesteve72]

Picked up this guy like 5 years ago at a LFS labeled as a Burundi Frontosa. He looks like one but has 7 stripes instead of 6. Any ideas why this would be? All the fry he has produced have all had 6 stripes.
Can't post any pics yet as I don't have 6 posts at the moment.

 

[Stevesteve72]

I guess the pic went through

 

[Fisher...]

It's either a freak Burundi with the 7th stripe or it's a kigoma/Burundi hybrid, My guess is hybrid. It has 7 stripes like a kigoma but doesn't have the large dark cheek patch like a true kigoma.

 

[Stevesteve72]

Thanks for the reply.I figured it might be a hybrid. I was hoping he was as you said a "freak Burundi" but whatever he is I like him.

 

[Stevesteve72]

Nobody else has an opinion???

 

[stempy]

Fisher pretty much hit the nail on the head. Most variants have oddballs like 7 stripes or badly mooned bars amongst other traits that are considered "undesirable". Hybrids are Always a possibility anymore due to aquarist that just don't care and fish farms that will do anything for a buck.

 

[Stevesteve72]

I guess he's just an odd ball lol
Oh well I still like him. Thanks for the reply.
He's been producing nice looking fry

Should I not be breeding him?

 

[Alm74]

It's either a freak Burundi with the 7th stripe or it's a kigoma/Burundi hybrid, My guess is hybrid. It has 7 stripes like a kigoma but doesn't have the large dark cheek patch like a true kigoma.

Fisher - do you have any lupota gibb available?