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Placidochromis phenochilus "Mdoka-White Lip"

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#1 ·
just brought one of these from the not so local lfs
tank of juvs mainly white body colour but 2 were very blue
i had one of the ones showing blue
would these have been dominant males in the tank or is that just wishful thinking
 
#5 ·
Placidochromis phenochilus Mdoka is supposed to be similar to C. moorii, maybe silvery when real small but both sexes get blue. Koning's says they are blue at 6cm which is quite young.

By white I assume you mean more silvery. The largest males would get the most intense color, so you probably did get a male, assuming that there isn't some sort of tank mix up.

Compare to this video
 
#6 ·
yes i suppose silvery is a better description
all in the tank were about the same size so fingers crossed on mine being male,the shop worker thought it would be and all their staff are very knowledgeable , venting when possible and sound advice on mixing fish
 
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