How To Identify Male And Female Gourami Fish

In this video, we will show you, How To Identify Male And Female Gourami Fish Keep it in mind that young fish are not easy to differentiate as full grown younger fish, the fins are not fully developed and they have not attained their adult size. 1. Body Size Male Gouramis are usually a bit smaller than the females and they are slimmer in overall girth. 2. Dorsal Fin The dorsal (top) fin is the most distinctive difference that can be seen between males and females. The dorsal fin of the female is short and rounded, while the male has a longer and pointed dorsal fin that comes to a point. Shape In general, males have slimmer, more angular bodies than the females, which are usually more rounded. You can usually see this difference best when viewing the side of the fish. Females have a rounded belly compared to the males specially when they are carrying eggs. 4. Bubble Nests When these fish decide to breed, males construct nests made out of bubbles. Only the males of the species able to do this. So whenever you see a fish is blowing bubbles into the corner of your aquarium then you’ll know it’s a male. Male species may fight among themselves, particular when they’re conditioned for breeding. Males are tend to get more aggressive than their female counterparts. For Subscribe To My Channel click on this link below, if you like my video, please SUBSCRIBE , LIKE and SHARE , I’m very gratefull.. Thank you for watching...