Sex of Dwarf Gouramis

Oli · Sep 19, 2021

Hi guys, can someone help sex these gouramis!
I was told the blue/orange is a male and the two smaller blue ones are female but recently starting to doubt that after seeing things about the shape of their fins. I’m begging to think the larger “female” may actually be a male. The larger orange one definitely chases around the “females” but not overly to the point of stress which makes me think maybe they are both female. They all seem to live pretty harmoniously.

I have attached pictures of the “male”, the two “females” separately & the two “females” together!
Thanks!

Attenbruh · Sep 19, 2021

The male dwarf guramis are More red and have large, reddish stripes on their sides. The females are also a bit larger with more aqua stripes.

For example that is most likely a female. But, I have no experience with gourami so I only know what I can find online.

Attenbruh · Sep 19, 2021

Oli · Sep 19, 2021

Attenbruh said:
The male dwarf guramis are More red and have large, reddish stripes on their sides. The females are also a bit larger with more aqua stripes.
View attachment 143700 For example that is most likely a female.

I’m fairly sure that one is a male. Just an unclear, picture, he’s a better one

Attenbruh · Sep 19, 2021

I think both of those are females because of the rounded dorsal fins and colouration.

Oli · Sep 19, 2021

That’s strange, how come it is much larger and bolder, brighter colours? It has always chased the other 2 small blue ones and I was told he was the male

Attenbruh · Sep 19, 2021

The females are usually more bland and less red. The females are larger. That orange one is a male but I believe that the rest are females. idk but I think that is the case

itiwhetu · Sep 20, 2021

In post #4. The fish on the right is Male, the fish on the left is Female. Please put some floating plants in your tank.

DoubleDutch · Sep 20, 2021

Attenbruh said:
View attachment 143701

The fish in this pic (post 3) are both males to me.
We need better pics of OP's fish.
Personally I think there is at least one bad quality male between the "females" and possible even both.

Agree the right one in pic 4 is male.

Oli · Sep 20, 2021

I will get some better pictures today as my camera quality is awful and probably making this difficult! I was told that the males are much bigger and have orange stripes where as they females are smaller and plain blue, seems like I was misinformed

the big blue/orange one definitely exhibits some “chasing” behaviour to the other 2 small blue ones which is what made me think they are the 2 female and he is the male! I’ll get some better pics up today
Thanks guys

Oli · Sep 20, 2021

itiwhetu said:
In post #4. The fish on the right is Male, the fish on the left is Female. Please put some floating plants in your tank.

The tank is being converted to a planted tank including floating plants this weekend!

Essjay · Sep 20, 2021

Female dwarfs are usually either plain silver or sometimes with a hint of stripes. But some people have reported buying more highly coloured females recently, though these are not common.

Oli · Sep 20, 2021

Essjay said:
Female dwarfs are usually either plain silver or sometimes with a hint of stripes. But some people have reported buying more highly coloured females recently, though these are not common.

Pictures like this are certainly making things confusing

Essjay · Sep 20, 2021

I would have said the one that photo calls female is actually a male. But it could be a photo from a breeder who has bred the more colourful females.

If you bought yours from somewhere like Pets at Home or Maidenhead Aquatics, they would probably be the traditional pale females.

I once had a P@H worker try to tell me that a powder blue male was a 'wild' coloured female!

Ichthys · Sep 20, 2021

Oli said:
Pictures like this are certainly making things confusing

That picture shows a male Dwarf Gourami on the right and an Indian Gourami on the left. That’s why it’s confusing.

@Oli, Your first picture is a male Dwarf Gourami. Females of the natural form do not have red and blue stripes. Your 2nd picture is a female that looks to be in a bad way. Your last picture shows a male and female.

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