Ok here are more pictures
Male:
Bigger female:
Smaller female/ younger pearl gourami:
Pearl gourami issues
- Thread starter Meg0000
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Male:
Bigger female:
Smaller female/ younger pearl gourami:
They are all males. The females don't get an orange throat, it stays silver. And their dorsal fin is too long and the anal fin has extensions on the "larger female". They are males. That would be why you are having aggression issues. I would rehome two of them unfortunately and get two actual females.
I am very sad, after looking at more pictures I also think I might be having 3 males. I will post more picture of the 2 I tought that were female just to be sure
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Yeah, sorry to say but they are both males. The picture Byron posted shows a female on the bottom.
You can see in this picture (female pearl gourami) that the females are more plump, less colourful and have shorter fins. Then here is another that shows a male and a female.
You can see in this picture (female pearl gourami) that the females are more plump, less colourful and have shorter fins. Then here is another that shows a male and a female.
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I agree looks like all male 
if you can, see if you can take the 2 smaller ones back to the shop and keep the more mature male, he's a stunner!
if you can, see if you can take the 2 smaller ones back to the shop and keep the more mature male, he's a stunner!
Can I keep the 2 bigger males or when the smaller of the 2 get more mature they will fight (right now they are pretty much fine with each other)? If I can I would get more females (maybe 3?). I think this is what @Byron suggested when I was planning my tank stocking (2male/3female) but I am not sure. What do you guys think?
Don't know how I got it into my head that this was a 40 breeder. So then I have seen a 2:3 ratio work out in a tank of your size. Looks good to me at least.
I have 2 males 3 females, and I'm debating rehoming one of the males as I've seen some sparring between the two males. They were supposed to be 1 male 4 females, but although they were a good size and there were some very obvious males in the shop tank, one of the 'females' was an immature male. I began to suspect this while they were still in the quarantine tank, then 'her' fins grew after they went into the main tank.
My tank is 42 x 18 x 18 inches (a non-standard size as it's custom built). Yours is bigger so you might get away with 2 males.
My tank is 42 x 18 x 18 inches (a non-standard size as it's custom built). Yours is bigger so you might get away with 2 males.
Ok thank you, I will try to rehome the smallest male and get 3 other females!
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