Black leopard wrasse changing?

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Hello... ive had this wrasse for about 2 months its about 1.5 inch long the spots on its face seem to have changed in the last week.... is it changing to a male or is it changing into an adult female

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Your picture is not clear enough. Changing wrasse will loose a lot of the white on the body so your wrasse maybe changing. Here is mine. Same wrasse from female to changing to male
Female
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Changeing
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Male
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This is a different male, nuptial coloration
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Ahh kk nice..... yeah the dots on the face seem to be fusing into lines maybe its just early stages

I just didnt think it would happen at such a young age

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Same fish, 6 months apart. Female coloration and nuptial Male colortation.
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I was not fast enough to catch the fish in his full glorious display. Missing his head and slightly out of focus.
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1st picture is a female 6 months ago. Last two pictures are pictures after change. Male nuptial pictures.
 
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