Sexing Sparkling gouramis (aka Dwarf croaking gourami)

TryinFishOut

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Anyone know the diferences between male and female? Im planning to get 3 or so but wanna make sure i get 1m/2f.

Thanks.
 
Everything I have been able to find out is that its quite difficult to sex the fish, and nearly impossible if they are young fish. What little I did find suggested that males have more elongated fins when mature, and that females when put infront of a bright light makes it possible to see the ovaries. Other than that I don't think there is much else to go on. If you want to make sure you get some of opposite sex, I'd suggest getting a group of around 6, let them grow up and try to figure out which ones are what, then remove the remaining ones you don't want.
 
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