Got a tough one, male or female?

[squirrilah fish]

This guy is tiny, I think it's a male, wanted a second and third opinion.
Ngara flametail

 

[Cecil2010]

How big is it?

 

[squirrilah fish]

Like 1" maybe less. Is it possible to vent so small a fish?

 

[squirrilah fish]

Actually probably an inch and a quarter maybe. Definitely under 2"

 

[Cecil2010]

It is posable but you may need a magnifying glass to know for sure as the gap will be very close being that IST so small.

 

[Cecil2010]

It is **

 

[Cecil2010]

And I like the hint of yellow showing in the anal fin!! I would guess a male also

 

[squirrilah fish]

The pictures aren't great, when I picked it out it had egg spots, and seemed to have a male demeanor. It gets really dark at night, and I can see fluorescents in it's dorsal fin.
I got it for $2, so not going to complain. I may try to vent it when it gets a little bigger.

 

[squirrilah fish]

Ok so I tried to vent it. Way to small to tell, I didn't have a magnifying glass, just tried using the zoom on my phone. I still think it's a male, but I want to be sure, I got this one, (and can get more for $2, but he said he's running out so if I'm going to get another I need to so it sooner than later. Male or Female? Ngara flametail.
http://youtu.be/cog9DaIEJ7I

 

[SonicsDC25]

I'm in the same boat, not sure if my Ngara is a male or female, only time will tell when we can vent them unless they show distinct male coloration.

 

[squirrilah fish]

I'm think I'm just going to get a magnifying glass, I tried to vent him, and best I could tell it was a male, but in just using the zoom on my phone.

 

[squirrilah fish]

We have egg spots! That has to be a male at this point right.

 

[SonicsDC25]

Females can have egg spots too unfortunately.

 

[squirrilah fish]

I know about that, but females don't usually develop egg spots this late do they. And he has reflections/fluorescents in his dorsal.
I've seen females who have eggs spots who usually lose them at this age, but rarely gain them.