Auratus holding, but?

[Brentpitt]

This seems odd to me. I have six auratus. One went through the color change, 'reversing' the female colors and appears to be the dominant male. Another fish took on a similar color scheme, but more subdued. I assumed this was a non-dominant male. However, it appears this 'guy' is holding. I've had African cichlids for around 15 years, but not much experience with auratus. I got the impression from a web site dealing with Malawi cichlids that a female will sometimes take on male coloration, but how common is it? Any Fishboxers with similar experience? I also have gotten the impression that a lot of "auratus" commonly available may not be auratus but either other Melanochromis species with similar coloration or hybrids. Comments?

[Austy16414]

It's not uncommon for the females to take on male coloration occasionally. Pics always help

[Brentpitt]

I attempted to take a few pics, but they didn't turn out too well. I haven't been able to get them to load onto my computer from my phone. I may try again later.

[Austy16414]

If you download the Tapatalk app you can upload pics directly from your phone. Crappy pics are better than no pics

[Brentpitt]

Here's a crappy pic. I will give Tapatalk a try. Thanks.

[Austy16414]

Might be a crappy pic, but she looks to be holding and showing female coloration