Sex Identification Help

[nanirami]

I have a 260 litre tank.
Originally put in 1 gold and 1 Opaline Gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus). I thought they were female. They have been fighting a lot so internet research suggested adding a male to keep them in order, so I added 1 Moonlight Gourami (Trichogaster microlepis) that was sold to me as a male. I actually didn't knwo at the time they were different species but the guy at fish shop told me that yes they can breed, though I'm thinking, no, they actually can't.

Just need some help confirming the sexes. Is it right that gold/opaline are female and the moonlight is male?
Can they breed?
Should I go and add 2 male Trichogaster trichopterus or just 1? Or not bother?

Cheers!
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[mixmaster jay]

all three are females you can tell this from the dorsal fin females have a short rounded fin and males have a longer pointed fins

Moonlight gourami - Trichogaster microlepis
Males will have a red to orange tinge on the pelvic fins and an extended dorsal fin. The females will have a more yellowy pelvic fin.


[URL="http/www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=moonlightgourami"]http/www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=moonlightgourami[/URL] just look at the pics on this there is two side by side just under the writing on the left that is male and female

i personally prefere the opaline but its up to you

 

[helterskelter]

Well cant add much more so just repeating mixmaster jay

as their all females

 

[nanirami]

hrmm thanks for that...that little sonova-so-and-so selling me a female......
Funnily enough I also asked him for 4 female platies and he gave me 3 male and 1 female...unbelievable!

So frustrating :\

 

[mixmaster jay]

well they obviosly don't know what they are doing imo

at least you kow now and you can put them right if you go there agian lol