need help sexing Haitiensis

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Can anyone help me ate these ones male or female. I’ve just recently got 2 black nasty’s I am having a hard time gendering them. I have divided them both but could someone help me.

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That’s what I thought but then they seem to get the same colour after a while. They both seem to be female

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Yes, in the pic above they both appear to be female.
That temporary color anomaly (males are usually light, females are usually dark ) may be dominance related.
I had a female haitiensus that would change colors (dominance) when her male was removed from the tank.
Her body shape would even change slightly.
!st her normal color and shape with a dominant male in the tank
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After spawning, I would remove the male to give her a break.
Below, with the male removed
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