My beauty...male or female?

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Andicca

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Hey everyone, I need the Lyonsi experts on this one. Is this one a male or female? Its about 5 inches now and an absolute stunner. Picked it up as an inch and a half juvi.
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Using general assumptions from sexing other fish. Male from the fins and female from the body shape. Would lean towards female though from everything I've read. Rounded body, pinker belly, etc.
 
Male, 95%. Females have a dark band on their dorsal fin.
 
Tough to tell without venting. Congrats, you have a sharp colored fish, that's for sure. With mine about 4 years ago, I really underestimated the amount of red that this fish displays.
 
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