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[kaley822]

one always swims behind the other. does anyone know whether they are male or female?

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Nice fish, i cant be sure which one is male or female...im not to sure what type of gourami they are either! if i had to choose tho..i would say the front fish is the Male.

 

[MrMashashin]

they look both male to me. From what i hear guarami "sexes" can be told by their colors. Males are more vibrant and more apealing while females are more of a duller look.

 

[guppygirl]

That's only true with the original wild color, Mr. M. To tell male from female you look at the point of the dorsal fin... if it's pointed, it's a male, if it's rounded, its a female. In different colors of (dwarf) gouramis, the male AND the female are both colorful. But you are still right, those look like 2 males to me. Beautiful gouramis, BTW!

 

[Auratus]

Nice gourami!

It's hard to tell the males from females with powder blue gourami. The females don't really have a color difference. I would say the second one would be the male because the anal fin looks a little more pointed. But it's more likely that they are both males.