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Do you see any honey gourami female?

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I don't think I see any females, but I'm a begginer to this 😆
Please help!
 

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maybe that one on the background? Looks greyer and that it has a line, but could be just the lighting
 
To me, the central tank is all male, and that left-hand tank furthest-back gourami is a female (post #2).
Below are a couple of clips of my old wild-type female honey. I know mine was a female because I woke up one day to loads of eggs scattered across the tank and a half-hearted attempt at a bubble nest after I removed the male days before :lol:

 
The gouramis in the video are all of the yellow variety. When I had these fish the yellow variety was the most common in shops, with most not stocking the wild colour. I found that males usually had orange tails and rear part of the body while females did not. Females often had orange edges to the fins but not the whole tail and part of the body.
 
To me, the central tank is all male, and that left-hand tank furthest-back gourami is a female (post #2).
Below are a couple of clips of my old wild-type female honey. I know mine was a female because I woke up one day to loads of eggs scattered across the tank and a half-hearted attempt at a bubble nest after I removed the male days before :lol:
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I do have a female in my tank, but I told them: give me 1 male and 1 female and if you're not 100% sure just give me one
And that's how I ended with 2 males :')
I'm taking with the other fishstore (this video) and they said they'll send me another video in some days when they settle in a bit
 
The gouramis in the video are all of the yellow variety. When I had these fish the yellow variety was the most common in shops, with most not stocking the wild colour. I found that males usually had orange tails and rear part of the body while females did not. Females often had orange edges to the fins but not the whole tail and part of the body.
Yes! One of my new males (Mango) has a really orange tail (and seems like he is a bully, maybe cuz he is the dominant male), and my female (Sol) has the abdomen line and her fins have this orange edge
But then I have the other male (Kira) who is really broad but doesn't really have orange anywhere. Both Kira and Mango are way way bigger than Sol idk why, maybe they're older?
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<- Kira (today I see way more orange on the tail, so male)
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<- Mango
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<- Sol a few days after she came \\ Sol now ->
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Edit: Mango seems much more energetic always swimming around fast and Kira is bigger and seems more laid back, if I were to take once back to my LFS which one do you think is the best to maintain the peace? Mango is prettier but I'm afraid of him being a bully
 
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