Honey gouramis
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The first photo is definitely a male of the natural colour. He has a black throat which only males have.
The images of the yellow, man-made variety aren't clear enough to be totally certain but I suspect a male as it does not have any trace of a broken darker line form nose to tail. Females of this colour variety usually, though not always, have this stripe. The third photo appears to show a darkening of the throat but this could be a shadow caused by tank decor. You can see the fish in the flesh - is there any trace of a slightly darker throat? And is the yellow colour the same shade all over the body or does it become orangey towards the tail?
The images of the yellow, man-made variety aren't clear enough to be totally certain but I suspect a male as it does not have any trace of a broken darker line form nose to tail. Females of this colour variety usually, though not always, have this stripe. The third photo appears to show a darkening of the throat but this could be a shadow caused by tank decor. You can see the fish in the flesh - is there any trace of a slightly darker throat? And is the yellow colour the same shade all over the body or does it become orangey towards the tail?
Thank you for reply, yes the yellow fish has a darker throat and the colour turns orange at the tail.
In that case, you have 2 males, I'm afraid.
Natural colour females are silvery beige, often with a darker stripe from nose to tail. Yellow females often show this stripe as well, although it's usually broken rather than solid. And females tend to have the same colour on all the body with perhaps orangey fins.
For comparison, this is a female yellow honey I had a few years ago
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