Festae sexing?

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Jhncf

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I've been growing out 4 festae fry for around 9 months now and I'm starting to worry I've got 4 females.. can anybody help out with these event pics? Not great pics I know, I've included a picture of the largest which is around 2 inches bigger than the others now. Thanks!

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It's hard for me tell. The festae in the last pic looks male though. You might also want to take pics of them in the water because even though it's not too reliable you may be able to tell because the Males and females have different patterns. Here's a pic that should help you with the vents. unnamed (10).jpg
 
They are quite easy to sex just looking at them in the tank, usually no need to vent.
As Canamonster mentioned, the one broadside view in you pic is obviously female.
Why not post side views of each?
Generally.....
The dark area in the dorsal is a female trait.
Here are two females.

Both have dark areas in the dorsal both torpedo shaped profiles,
Another shot of a female, somewhat less dark, but note the dorsal color.

Now compare to a male, (pushing around a female), no dark area in the dorsal, also note the extra iridescent spots in the dorsal

Note the shape of a male profile.

 
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