Sex my GT

Numbnuts

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gitvthese guys a few days back, active, awesome, colorful, about 2", eating anything n everything

1st 5th 6th pics are the same fish
2-4 are the same fish as well

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I feel the opposite, but better side shots would be more helpful. It almost looks like 2-4 has a egg tube down. But the pics are blurry and not a full side profile.
1,5,6, could be a male. Do they act like a pair? Notice any head shaking?
I do agree that once they put a little size on it will be easier to tell.
 
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They're both active and it's difficult to take a still photo. I haven't seen any spawning behavior. No they don't act like a pair
 

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The 1,5,6 is a for sure male: because I can see him better with the thick orange trim and the body and his face's blue markings..

now if the other one's face have Less blue markings like him then it's a male too: because female GTs will have more density of blue powder and lines at the cheeks while males have a few blue lines..

We sex JDs and GTs easily by the amount blue on their cheeks. These females have much more blues at the cheeks as they get mature
 
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The 1,5,6 is a for sure male: because I can see him better with the thick orange trim and the body and his face's blue markings..

now if the other one's face have Less blue markings like him then it's a male too: because female GTs will have more density of blue powder and lines at the cheeks while males have a few blue lines..

We sex JDs and GTs easily by the amount blue on their cheeks. These females have much more blues at the cheeks as they get mature
Ty. I'm stoked to get these guys in my growout/showtank. They should come into there own tho they a lil competition in that tank. They're only about 2", so I'll have time to grow them out
 
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I'm not confident enough to say either is one sex or the other. Please post some more pics once they've grown about half an inch or more. Should be easier then. 3" seems to be the point that dimorphism because easier to spot. At least for me.
 
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