Most likely male. The layer behind the gills (aka beard) is something only males will have. They can be harder to see on darker colored fish. The other telltale sign is if they don’t have an egg spot on the underbelly just past the fins but before the tail. It would look like a small white bump. Only females will have egg spots. Females do not have “beards”
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Male
Gorgeous male
Most likely male. The layer behind the gills (aka beard) is something only males will have. They can be harder to see on darker colored fish. The other telltale sign is if they don’t have an egg spot on the underbelly just past the fins but before the tail. It would look like a small white bump. Only females will have egg spots. Females do not have “beards”