Male or female gourami

Connershawzz

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• Apr 16, 2024

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My buddy just got his fish after I gave him my old tank , he wants to breed dwarf gourami , he already has one , I’m pretty sure it’s a female but I want to make sure before I tell him to get get the wrong gender picture below!

 

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• Apr 16, 2024

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It’s a female! See how her dorsal fin is rounded at the end? Males have a longer, pointed Dorsal fin - I have attached a photo of a male for reference. Beautiful fish

 

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Flowerfairy13 said:

It’s a female! See how her dorsal fin is rounded at the end? Males have a longer, pointed Dorsal fin - I have attached a photo of a male for reference. Beautiful fish

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You’re awsome thank you !

 

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• Apr 16, 2024

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It’s a male. Female dwarf gouramis are much less colorful. Unfortunately, they’re almost never found in shops, and most people have never even encountered them before. They’ll look for the slightest difference in fin length and pronounce the one with the shorter fins to be a female when in fact it’s a male.

 

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• Apr 17, 2024

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It's a young male. Females, of all the colour varieties, don't have red stripes. It also has the classic male body shape.

 

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