Sexing Dwarf Gourami

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How to tell males from females? I bought two about a month ago sorry for poor pic quality but just cleaned the tank out and in a rush.
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Like with most of the Gourami family, males have a pointed dorsal fin. Females don't and have a rounder belly.
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Top one is female… rounded dorsal and anal fins. On the bottom one you can just see a pointedness starting to these fins. That’s a male.
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Thanks guys, I have just ordered some Christmas moss to cover the rocks, I will upload some pics after the tank has settled.
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Hi guys sorry to hijack the thread but are mine male or female.

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voyagerxp wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 19:03 pm Hi guys sorry to hijack the thread but are mine male or female.
Male Dwarf, female Gold.
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Thanks Ghost
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