Is Chum a boy or girl?

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Can anyone help with sexing my rainbow shark. First pic is him (I assumed) as a baby in case its easier to sex when young. Screenshot_20180424-211032.jpgIMG_20180508_205831630.jpg
 
Wider shape and larger body like a triangle shape says female to me. But can't see the dorsal fin very well - if it is pointed likely male or rounded likely female. Same with the tip/top edge of the ventral fin...

Disclaimer: Not a Rainbow shark expert ;)
 
Wider shape and larger body like a triangle shape says female to me. But can't see the dorsal fin very well - if it is pointed likely male or rounded likely female. Same with the tip/top edge of the ventral fin...

Disclaimer: Not a Rainbow shark expert ;)
Thanks. I'm terrible at figuring that stuff out. They all look the same to me. Lol.
 
I had a beautiful Red Tail Shark which I could never figure out why it was so pale only to later be able for it to be ID'd as a female which only get grey not black, but with the Albino, you don't have the color as a helper.

Maybe someone with the experience of a positive ID. From the shape in the "baby" pic it seems narrow and more torpedo shaped but in the older age pic it just seems big and rounder, maybe just a little shape difference from the RTS. The under belly would be more flat if male not really round.
 
I had a beautiful Red Tail Shark which I could never figure out why it was so pale only to later be able for it to be ID'd as a female which only get grey not black, but with the Albino, you don't have the color as a helper.

Maybe someone with the experience of a positive ID. From the shape in the "baby" pic it seems narrow and more torpedo shaped but in the older age pic it just seems big and rounder, maybe just a little shape difference from the RTS. The under belly would be more flat if male not really round.
Yea my girlfriend thought it was a female too from pics. My shark has some sas so I'm not surprised that she is female. Lol.
 
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