Frontosa got mooning ? what does it mean ?

I saw this thread ,the last post , the bro say got mooning , what does it mean ? does it refer to the frontosa ? http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...ighlight=mblue

[Raptor22]

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...7/S5000015.jpg

This is an example of mooning on the Burundi variant. See the white patch on the black band? Most often caused by inbreeding.

[SickLid]

We used to call in white spots, more prevalent with the burundi variant. There is nothing wrong with the fish, just that they don't look as nice.

Originally Posted by Raptor22

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...7/S5000015.jpg

This is an example of mooning on the Burundi variant. See the white patch on the black band? Most often caused by inbreeding.

Originally Posted by SickLid

We used to call in white spots, more prevalent with the burundi variant. There is nothing wrong with the fish, just that they don't look as nice.

didnt know that , thanks bro for the info.

[nicktc]

In some case, the mooning does disappear when the fish gets bigger, but most of the time it stays with the fish.

Originally Posted by SickLid

We used to call in white spots, more prevalent with the burundi variant. There is nothing wrong with the fish, just that they don't look as nice.

Originally Posted by nicktc

In some case, the mooning does disappear when the fish gets bigger, but most of the time it stays with the fish.

yes they dont look really nice.... like a patch of incomplete bar

i have a few f1 zaires at around 1 inch from cf ages ago...

[kapampa and moba] most started with mooning. some recovered... some didnt recover... by 2-3inch not recovered then no hope liao

[frontosa]

Originally Posted by slooow

by 2-3inch not recovered then no hope liao

Aiyo....some of my mblues already hit 3"+ and still have the mooning!

Originally Posted by frontosa

Aiyo....some of my mblues already hit 3"+ and still have the mooning!

dont be sad.... mooning usually affects F1.

many german and usa breeders have beautiful F0 parents but end up with severe F1 mooning fries.

no one really knows why. some believe it occurs very often in captive bred F1.

some believe that this is not genetic because the some batch of 40-50fries have a good mix of mooning and non-mooning fries [same arguement for those who believe that the mooning ones are bad genes]

by the way, mooning is not considered a defect. just unsightly... two unrelated F1 with severe mooning may/may not produce offsprings with mooning.

[frontosa]

Wow...insightful....thanks. So mooning is really a myth? Ya I don't consider them a defect, unlike crossed bars....but yep, very much prefer my fronts to have full barrings.

yup i do have 1 burundi with mooning~ hmm its around 2 inches now...i keep them in a black tank...the mooning...dont know why...sometimes more obvious...sometimes less obvious....

hmm so if u breed F1s with mooning...it shldnt affect the F2s??