diff --git a/code/modules/plotstyle.py b/code/modules/plotstyle.py
index 2325f62..2c05369 100644
--- a/code/modules/plotstyle.py
+++ b/code/modules/plotstyle.py
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ def PlotStyle() -> None:
         @classmethod
         def set_boxplot_color(cls, bp, color):
             plt.setp(bp["boxes"], color=color)
-            plt.setp(bp["whiskers"], color=color)
-            plt.setp(bp["caps"], color=color)
-            plt.setp(bp["medians"], color=color)
 
         @classmethod
         def label_subplots(cls, labels, axes, fig):
@@ -250,11 +247,11 @@ def PlotStyle() -> None:
 
     # dark mode modifications
     plt.rcParams["boxplot.flierprops.color"] = white
-    plt.rcParams["boxplot.flierprops.markeredgecolor"] = gray
+    plt.rcParams["boxplot.flierprops.markeredgecolor"] = white
     plt.rcParams["boxplot.boxprops.color"] = gray
-    plt.rcParams["boxplot.whiskerprops.color"] = gray
-    plt.rcParams["boxplot.capprops.color"] = gray
-    plt.rcParams["boxplot.medianprops.color"] = gray
+    plt.rcParams["boxplot.whiskerprops.color"] = white
+    plt.rcParams["boxplot.capprops.color"] = white
+    plt.rcParams["boxplot.medianprops.color"] = white
     plt.rcParams["text.color"] = white
     plt.rcParams["axes.facecolor"] = black  # axes background color
     plt.rcParams["axes.edgecolor"] = gray  # axes edge color
diff --git a/code/plot_chirp_bodylegth.py b/code/plot_chirp_bodylegth.py
index 32da016..0cf1783 100644
--- a/code/plot_chirp_bodylegth.py
+++ b/code/plot_chirp_bodylegth.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import numpy as np
 
-import os 
+import os
 
 import numpy as np
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt 
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 from thunderfish.powerspectrum import decibel
 
 from IPython import embed
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ logger = makeLogger(__name__)
 
 def main(datapath: str):
 
-    foldernames = [datapath + x + '/'  for x in os.listdir(datapath) if os.path.isdir(datapath+x)]
-    path_to_csv = ('/').join(foldernames[0].split('/')[:-2]) + '/order_meta.csv'
+    foldernames = [
+        datapath + x + '/' for x in os.listdir(datapath) if os.path.isdir(datapath+x)]
+    path_to_csv = (
+        '/').join(foldernames[0].split('/')[:-2]) + '/order_meta.csv'
     meta_id = read_csv(path_to_csv)
     meta_id['recording'] = meta_id['recording'].str[1:-1]
-    
+
     chirps_winner = []
     chirps_loser = []
 
@@ -61,27 +63,35 @@ def main(datapath: str):
         chirps_winner.append(chirp_winner)
         chirps_loser.append(chirp_loser)
 
-
         fish1_id = all_fish_ids[0]
         fish2_id = all_fish_ids[1]
         print(winner_fish_id)
         print(all_fish_ids)
 
-
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-    ax.boxplot([chirps_winner, chirps_loser], showfliers=False)
-    ax.scatter(np.ones(len(chirps_winner)), chirps_winner, color='r')
-    ax.scatter(np.ones(len(chirps_loser))*2, chirps_loser, color='r')
+    bplot1 = ax.boxplot(chirps_winner, positions=[
+                        1], showfliers=False, patch_artist=True)
+    bplot2 = ax.boxplot(chirps_loser,  positions=[
+                        2], showfliers=False, patch_artist=True)
+    ax.scatter(np.ones(len(chirps_winner))*1.15, chirps_winner, color='r')
+    ax.scatter(np.ones(len(chirps_loser))*1.85, chirps_loser, color='r')
     ax.set_xticklabels(['winner', 'loser'])
+
     for w, l in zip(chirps_winner, chirps_loser):
-        ax.plot([1,2], [w,l], color='r', alpha=0.5, linewidth=0.5)
+        ax.plot([1.15, 1.85], [w, l], color='r', alpha=0.5, linewidth=0.5)
+
+    colors1 = ps.red
+    ps.set_boxplot_color(bplot1, colors1)
+    colors1 = ps.orange
+    ps.set_boxplot_color(bplot2, colors1)
 
     ax.set_ylabel('Chirpscounts [n]')
     plt.show()
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     # Path to the data
     datapath = '../data/mount_data/'
-    
-    main(datapath)
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+
+    main(datapath)