Gourami sexing help, please! 8-/

[UofMKitty]

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As the subject states, I am looking for a second opinion on the sex of this gourami. When rescued, the fish was suffering from fin-rot, so I was unable to determine sex. Fins are more pointed than my other two, which javelin been confirmed as females. My hopes are obviously to breed them if I have a male. Three weeks of isolation has been good to the rescued gourami, as all the fin-rot is gone and the fish is regrowing the tattered fins and put lots of weight back on! Finger's are crossed as I await forum replies! ^_^

I can supply more pictures of the other gourami if need be.

[dizzydezzy]

Looks like it might be male to me - my female's fins are quite a bit shorter and rounder than that. I guess you will probably have to wait and see if the top fin becomes pointy once the damage from finrot is fully re-grown.

[VoidParadigm]

Your Gourami is still young, or has become stunted. The body proportions are not at a mature stage yet. I say male, but only tentatively. There is still growth to be done here.