Festae Sexing

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I'm currently growing out 12 Festae that I picked up from Rapps. Looking for a pair eventually and know they're way too young to sex right now but I noticed something and figured I'd ask. Keep in mind they're only 2" now.

9 of them have a yellow body with noticable stripes, red fins, spangles. The other three are smaller than the rest, burgundy bodies, with no noticable spangels, faint stripes and burgundy fins. I know they change so much while they're growing out but I was just curious to know if anyone else noticed any differences like this while growing out a group of Festae. I thought they all looked the same until the 4" mark.

I've been trying to get pics but all I've gotten so far are streaks of Festae since they're so quick.
 
festae change so much at that size its hard to really sex them for sure. i have a pair that is 4" and i cant sex them for sure. i know ones a male and female but not sure about witch is it.
 
i also have some from Jeff i got 6 and mine are about 2 and a half to 3 inch and one of them stands out from all the rest it has more spangles on his fins all the rest look the same strips
 
They have to be 5-6" to sex. But I've know females get a blue and black dorsal.

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Should be fun seeing them mature, cant wait to see how they turn out. Thanks for the replies!

Post some pics rohlcomb, be nice to see some larger ones from Jeff.
 
I also bought a few from Jeff a while ago. Mine are just now getting to be 4" I've got at least one male, with spangles all over his body. One I think is also a male and the third I have no idea haha. Here is an older picture

Two males showing off
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