sexing gouramis????

[mitcore]

I just saw the photos of the dwarfs
is it the same for all the gouramis
and are they egg layers os live breeders???

[mitcore]

can somene give me a hand on this one please
i have quite a few gouramis now

[MeganL3985]

I posted pics of 2 gourami's in one of the other threads...so you can tell between male and female. Males have a more pointed dorsal fin and females have more rounded fins.

Let me see if I can find the pics.

[MeganL3985]

Here ya go....here are the pics....

Male--Pointed Dorsal Fin
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/MeganL3985/Male_Dwarf.jpg
Female--Rounded Dorsal Fin
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/MeganL3985/Female_Dwarf1.jpg

[CAF]

Here ya go, the pics are on the 3rd post. :) Hope that helps!

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?p=102676#post102676
Thanks for the ids.

[MeganL3985]

I took out the link, lol Figured it would just be easier if I posted the pics here.

[CAF]

Now is that just dwarfs or all gouramis?

[MeganL3985]

I've noticed the difference on all of them...and that has been the popular answer on all the webpages I've researched with. I'm getting a couple dwarf for my 29 gallon, so i'm hoping that my information is right. lol

[cocoa_pleco]

yep, you can tell dwarfs by their top fins.

i cant sex my large pearl gourami, hes about 6", and its driving me nuts. lol

[CAF]

yep, you can tell dwarfs by their top fins.

i cant sex my large pearl gourami, hes about 6", and its driving me nuts. lol

Ah so my opalescents and pearls do not follow the same rules....

::shrugs:: oh well.

[MeganL3985]

Though I think it was GM, who mentioned that sometimes gourami will pull the fins close to their body, so it may be hard to tell or give the appearance of being a male when its really a female.

[cocoa_pleco]

ive noticed that my pearl gourami will pull his fins close to his body when he swims, then lets them out when he stops. hes a really beautiful fish

[MeganL3985]

Thats what Puffin does too :)

[mitcore]

thanks megan
that is really helpful

[LINLEE02]

Ah so my opalescents and pearls do not follow the same rules....

::shrugs:: oh well.
hi wonder if you can im new to the group i have 2 kissing gouramis how do i know if there mating or fighting many thanks