Help sexing Banggai cardinals

[thrillreefer]

I bought 4 captive bred Banggais in hopes of getting at least one pair; unfortunately one disappeared without a trace after 2 months. Have noticed zero fighting amongst them so far so I doubt that was the cause.

I have been trying to determine if I have different sexes but struggling. Tried looking for bumps near anal fin but hard to see. Maybe all three have just one (=female?) but not sure. Do these photos after a big meal help at all for more seasoned eyes? Or just keep waiting

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

The best way to tell until they pair up is to look for these tiny bumps around their anus, if they have it then it’s a male. Males also usually have slightly more square jaws than females. This is a good example photo from google of what I’m talking about. If they’re younger it will be harder to tell also.

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

Pics in white light and from an angle where the anus is visible would help a lot

 

[thrillreefer]

OK will try!

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

Realized it sounds like an odd request out of context lol

 

[thrillreefer]

As I told my neighbor, if you ever see me doing something that looks weird, just assume it is related to fish tanks and not crimes lol