M Or F Gourami ?

[Faythee]

I know the male has a pointy dorsal fin so I thought this was a male but when I went to the store I noticed some opalines were "pointier" than this one and others much more "rounded". Mine looks in between ??

 

[celaeno]

it's a male. as long as the dorsal fin is pointed, it's a male. females have a larger belly and have a rounded dorsal fin.

 

[poopsydrew]

I would agree, male.

Drew

 

[Matty P]

Yup it is a male, males also tend to be more colourful than females who are normaly more silvery/greyish.

 

[celaeno]

Yup it is a male, males also tend to be more colourful than females who are normaly more silvery/greyish.

only dwarf gourami females are silver when compared to the male afaik.

 

[Faythee]

Thank you! When I posted this I saw another thread below of someone asking the same question. They were told that the males dorsal fin is longer reaching farther towards the tail fin. The females are shorter. So I am still confused. Will have to look at them at store again and see if some have pointier AND much longer dorsal fin. I don't want to make the mistake of having 2 males and 1 female.