Help With Sexing Dwarf Gourami

[Ebony951]

Hi, can you pls help me sex my Dwarf Gourami. I was told by the shop that it was male because it was blue and the females are pail yellow, but its very plain and I think it might be another female as the pics of the males in the book have red stripes and I can't see any. I'm still quite new to this. Sorry about the poor quality of the pics. Thanx for any help

These are the best pic's I could get.

 

[stang1]

The one on the left is male, probably hasn't developed his colours yet. The other one is a female .

 

[Colin_T]

female dwarf gouramis are silver or grey and the males are colourful, usually red, blue or red & blue striped.

 

[Ebony951]

The one on the left is male, probably hasn't developed his colours yet. The other one is a female .

Sorry for the confusion. The photos are of the same fish I was tring to get different angles so it could bee seen better. I hoped more angles would help to determine the sex easer. If it is a male without his colours yet when will he begin to get them? Thanx again for all your help.

 

[Colin_T]

they are full grown and coloured up when you buy them. Yours looks like a female

 

[Ebony951]

they are full grown and coloured up when you buy them. Yours looks like a female

Thanx for your help. I'll have to look for 1 that even I can tell is a male then, as long as 2 females and 1 male is ok.

 

[stang1]

Ooops, my mistake...
The first pic looked like it had faint stripes on it!
As Colin said, that picture is a female. Females are smaller and either plain silver, gold or blue. Males are a lot more colourful.

 

[Snowblind70]

Check the dorsal fin. If it is pointed, it will be male. If not, then it is, female. But judging from the coloration, I agree with the others that it looks like a female.

 

[Dan81192]

Id say Female, but its hard to tell,

 

[Zawiha]

Its a female,
no doubt about it

 

[Ebony951]

Thankyou all for your help I'll try to find her a friend to swim with and

 

[ALW]

Defo a Female