Lake Malawi Species • Mdoka White Lips Question

[jdhoggg]

I have a Mdoka White Lips I bought a while back that was sold to me as a male. It has grown to about 5 inches and is a dark blue on its head, but the rest of his body is still light. Can anyone shed some light on this?

[DJRansome]

Female white lips have the rep of being colorful.

[jdhoggg]

Here is a picture of the fish. I would think it would have been a darker blue all over the body by now if it were a male.

[gverde]

I have raised and bred the white lips a few times. All the ones I have bred and seen have the typical darker blue bodies. Yours seems really light blue. Is he a sub dominant fish in your tank?