Sexing Vaillant Chocs

[Maximumbob]

Hi guys,

I'm having difficulty ascertaining whose who. I have 4 vaillant choc gouramis and i think that 2 are female and one maybe male and one probably is male. The one I think most likely to be a male is slightly smaller than the others and slightly less colourful. The problem I have is that I cant tell the difference between a hen pecked male and a bottom of the pecking order female!

Ideas/comments please.

anyway... is this a male?

And is this a female?

Thanks

Max

 

[gothicangel69]

Those don't look anything like the chocolate gouramis I used to own. Are there different breeds of chocolates??
Mine looked like this:

 

[Maximumbob]

Those don't look anything like the chocolate gouramis I used to own. Are there different breeds of chocolates??
Mine looked like this:

The fish I have are, Vaillant's chocolate gourami, Sphaerichthys vaillanti

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...?article_id=322

I think your pictures are of the Chocolate gourami, Sphaerichthys osphromenoides