Help Sexing Dwarf Gourami's!

[DanMan092]

I need help sexing my Dwarfs. Hopefully they are all not males...

And here's the Blue Dwarf with "it's" bubble nest:

I can show more pics of the bubble nest if you want!

 

[DanMan092]

Didn't know they would be so big Sorry

 

[soggysandwich]

i think the first 2 are males, 3rd looks like a female (pic is a little blurry) and i think the last one is also a male, but in not to sure.

 

[DanMan092]

i think the first 2 are males, 3rd looks like a female (pic is a little blurry) and i think the last one is also a male, but in not to sure.

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The First and last one are the same fish. I'll look at the other two for something I can distinguish them apart so I can get more pictures.

 

[soggysandwich]

well im that case the first and last one is a male

 

[santos]

I am pretty sure that they are all males.

 

[DanMan092]

Three males in there? And one is ? I should do something about that... I'll get more pictures tomorrow...

 

[Dianne]

Three males in there? And one is ? I should do something about that... I'll get more pictures tomorrow...

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How can you tell the difference between the male and female? I have a blue one and would be interested in knowing.

Thanks!

 

[sylvia]

They're all male.

It's extremely easy to tell if dwarfs are male or female because only the males have the bright colors. Females are silvery or brownish with irridescent shades and sometimes faint stripes. You can also tell because mature males have longer fins. Someone here once described them as 'bulbous' (the anal fin especialy) and I've used that word ever since as that seems a very fitting description. Females also look more 'discus-shaped' with a deeper body and, when viewed from above, are quite significantly wider. Males are longer looking, more lean and stream-lined.

If your tank is 30 gallons or more, the 3 males should co-exist quite happily as long as no other gouramies or top-dwelling fish are added and assuming they have enough places to hide in and settle individual, undisputed territories. Adding floating plants (but don't fully cover the surface as, without access to air, they'll drown), tall-growing rooted plants and some caves relatively high up in the tank are very helpful. You may also want to try feeding in several places at the same time so that not all the males are forced into the same territory when it's time to eat.

 

[soggysandwich]

easy way to tell a male is if it say a pointed dorsal fin, unlike a females rounded one.

 

[Clairel]

They all look male to me..... Do they get along ok??

I have one exactly as in your first picture, mine is also male...

When i get my new tank, and its fully cycled, im moving him in there with 2 females...

Claire x

 

[beta 1991]

They're all male.

It's extremely easy to tell if dwarfs are male or female because only the males have the bright colors. Females are silvery or brownish with irridescent shades and sometimes faint stripes. You can also tell because mature males have longer fins. Someone here once described them as 'bulbous' (the anal fin especialy) and I've used that word ever since as that seems a very fitting description. Females also look more 'discus-shaped' with a deeper body and, when viewed from above, are quite significantly wider. Males are longer looking, more lean and stream-lined.

If your tank is 30 gallons or more, the 3 males should co-exist quite happily as long as no other gouramies or top-dwelling fish are added and assuming they have enough places to hide in and settle individual, undisputed territories. Adding floating plants (but don't fully cover the surface as, without access to air, they'll drown), tall-growing rooted plants and some caves relatively high up in the tank are very helpful. You may also want to try feeding in several places at the same time so that not all the males are forced into the same territory when it's time to eat.

Great info! Another way to sex a dwraf gourami if it sexually mature enough, is to see if it is a bubble-nest builder. Be careful though, not seeing a bubble-nest does not guarantee that is is a female. However again, only males make a bubble-nest for their young. So if you see one at your LFS, which can be very unlikely, then remember that is a male. female.

 

[Fizban]

i maby wrong here and i dont like to try to tell them apart cuz i get them wrong alot but i thort i would just add that i have read on other fish sites that Dwarf Gourami's are geting harder to tell the sex of cuz they are breeding up brighter colors in the females cuz the males with bright colors are more wanted now still there are still the lighter females and i would probly say most are how the other replys have said already so go with them

 

[sylvia]

It's true that many females now have brighter colors but the fins are still a give away.