Male or Female Dwarf Gouramis?

[Juiced]

After some advice on the sex of my Gouramis please

 

[Circus]

All males, I believe. Most fish places don't actually carry the females as they are much duller in color and tend to not sell as well. They are more silver, with just a little color.

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

The two blues are, without doubt, male. The dorsal fin on the first one however, suggests a female, but it's too highly coloured, which suggests another male. That said, it does appear to lack the darker blue belly of a male..?

Unfortunately, with some farms breeding for colour, who knows?

 

[Jan Cavalieri]

#1 I'm pretty sure is male, with that sharp dorsal fin, thinner body and overall smaller size. #2 has a very sharp dorsal fin so I'm guessing male but it is also round bodied like a female. #3 Appears to also have a sharp dorsal fin that it's keeping tight and is less round than a female, I'd guess male. The fin is the best way to tell but also females are generally a little larger and fatter you need to set them next to a male to be sure. I think the females also have a little "softer" face due to their plumpness - which is why #2 may be female.

 

[Juiced]

Cheers everyone, was thinking all males but wasn’t too sure about #1, fins are very rounded so thought maybe a female

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

#1 I'm pretty sure is male, with that sharp dorsal fin, thinner body and overall smaller size. #2 has a very sharp dorsal fin so I'm guessing male but it is also round bodied like a female. #3 Appears to also have a sharp dorsal fin that it's keeping tight and is less round than a female, I'd guess male. The fin is the best way to tell but also females are generally a little larger and fatter you need to set them next to a male to be sure. I think the females also have a little "softer" face due to their plumpness - which is why #2 may be female.

But No.1 doesn't have a sharp point to the dorsal.
(I posted my Dwarf to illustrate the finnage and blue belly).

...And how can you tell that it's smaller?

 

[Colin_T]

All males.

Female dwarf gouramis (Colisa lalius) are silver and do not have bright colours. The only exception to this is female coral blue dwarf gouramis that are a similar blue colour to the males. However, the females have short round dorsal and anal fins, a fat belly and are paler than the males.

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

All males.

Female dwarf gouramis (Colisa lalius) are silver and do not have bright colours. The only exception to this is female coral blue dwarf gouramis that are a similar blue colour to the males. However, the females have short round dorsal and anal fins, a fat belly and are paler than the males.

So what do you reckon was going on with that rounded dorsal fin on the almost-standard male?

 

[Colin_T]

So what do you reckon was going on with that rounded dorsal fin on the almost-standard male?

poor quality fish caused by inbreeding

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

poor quality fish caused by inbreeding

That was one possibility I'd considered. Another was a trimming with scissors, back at the dealers, following some damage.

 

[DoubleDutch]

poor quality fish caused by inbreeding

Correct so is the characteristic bump on the head. It defintely is a male indeed.
The blue throat / belly is only appearing when it is in matingmood.

 

[Colin_T]

That was one possibility I'd considered. Another was a trimming with scissors, back at the dealers, following some damage.

The dealers don't trim the fins, they just send them out as is.

 

[itiwhetu]

Males, you hardly ever find females in retail stores, they are just boring and unattractive. Not like us males. Whoops that sounds really gay.

 

[NannaLou]

Whoops that sounds really gay.

I’m not sure that is an acceptable turn of phrase these days

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

 

[NannaLou]

Taken from The Spruce Pets website.

So, apart from the reply from @Colin_T that I would hate to disagree with, using the pictures above I think that #1 might be female..?