Male or Female.......

[Fawke]

Hi there,

I have a blue Gourami that i cannot distinguish its sex.
Its dorsal fin is not as pointed as a male should be but at some times it looks really colourful and acts like a male.

By this i mean - Inticing the yellow female by showing its belly. Acting somewhat aggressive towards her and my previous yellow male (RIP).
I cannot make up my ming to whether its a male or female and i really need to know as i want to get 2 more Gouramis and to not really want 2 males in the tank

Any ideas ?? -

Sorry about the pics. They are blurred and hasy, not a great digital camera (i blame the photographer )

Thanks!

 

[HeatherSweetness]

The only way I know of to tell the sexes of gouramis is to look at them from the top of the tank. Females have a more rounded belly,and the males will be long and slender. Other than that,I've never heard of another sure fire way.

 

[tstenback]

I have always found that the male dorsal fin is not only more pointed but longer. It usually makes it back to the caudal fin where the female dorsal is a very tight rounded fin. Yours looks female to me but the fins are not fully erect so it is difficult to be sure. HTH

 

[tstenback]

here is a good pic of a male and here is a good pic of a female.

 

[Fawke]

Well after looking at those pics, its deffo a female.
My yellow male that died recently was a stunning example of a male.

Thanks! im gonna buy a male one and another female when my tank is back to normal!

Thanks again.