help me sex ID my new GBR

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Let me know if I have any males?
 

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Any GBR experts?
They've been in the qt for a while now & I want to add them in but I want to make sure first
 
Im not positive but i think with females the blue sheen will shine through the black spot, they will have a pink belly, and should have a black stripe on the pelvic fins,
the male will have no blue inside the spot and no black on the pelvic fins

so maybe the closest one in the first pic is a male?
 
Are they in a qt or in a breeder box? It's hard to tell because they are pale. I wouldn't leave them in QT just because you are having trouble sexing them, they really aren't aggressive fish. Males may pick a fight with one another but it's not usually anything extreme, and the worst times are when certain fish start breeding.
 
They're in a breeder box within a qt just so I can get the close up pics
I want to put them in my 180 Discus tank
 
I know :(
I'm sure they'll be happy in their new home just want to make sure the sexes of them first
They all seem to have some pink in the belly
Some don't 1 or 2 don't have the black spots
 
It's hard to say but it looks to be female, rams can be tough to sex due to breeding te males and females often share the sex indicating marks. The best way is to get a proven pair or let them pair and spawn, then you know for sure.
 
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