Channa aurantimaculata sexing

[Webley]

Hello.
I have 3 Channa aurantimaculata that I am trying to sex, but I am a little confused now, can you help me please?

Channa 1 (around 28 cm - 11 inch)

https://imgur.com/pwL3hto
https://imgur.com/FhevqGC
https://imgur.com/s3KtPYm
https://imgur.com/lzRcszL
https://imgur.com/UCfGvId
https://imgur.com/h9GxWYp
https://imgur.com/XzZ82Gg
https://imgur.com/5pL7UQS

Channa 2 (more then 33 cm - 13 inch)

https://imgur.com/BqOq3tC
https://imgur.com/XuofVfC
https://imgur.com/gpa8efg
https://imgur.com/uQVezNa
https://imgur.com/gXjWBTM

Channa 3 (the smallest around 20 cm - 8 inch)

https://imgur.com/7J65dYG
https://imgur.com/WdTilId


Thanks
At first I thought that Channa 1 was a female, and Channa 2 was male, but now I don't know if it's the opposite.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Pics aren't working for me

 

[Webley]

Pics aren't working for me

Even the links don't work?

 

[Webley]

Channa 1 (around 28 cm - 11 inch)

 

[Webley]

Channa 2 (more then 33 cm - 13 inch)

 

[Webley]

Channa 3 (the smallest around 20 cm - 8 inch)

 

[TomatoandEgg]

male male female IMO but its always hard to be sure

 

[Webley]

male male female IMO but its always hard to be sure

Thank you for your help I was hopping that 1 and 2 were opposite sex, although I like then all hehe

 

[Deadliestviper7]

First two probably male, last looks female.
None look mature yet tho

 

[Aqua_Predator]

First if all, i have to say, beautiful fishes u got there Webley. I am also having a hard time identifying the sex, i just recently bought one, didnt got the chance to pick directly and so it was picked randomly by the seller, at first i thought it was a male, an assumption i made by viewing the dorsal fin and body shape, as male has a larger blue spot also more vibrant color, and its body shape since the head was out of proportion comparred to its body (comparing to what i saw on a post of someone here *forgot the name) but as it grew i noticed the blue color on its dorsal getting more narrow, i do not now for sure, maybe aurantis develops their body continuously in an uncertain stages until a certain size (mines under 20 cm), i will throw out the judgement to you masters of channas. I am planning to keep a pair, but i think it would be wise to first know the sex of the fish i have now, since keeping a same sex would be catastrophic, as i've read that even keeping different sexes together might also in a sudden time bring up a fight to one an other.