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Nice pics of some PS. Pics show some good variation. Both fish No 2 and 7 are questionable to me. Watch these two more closely as possible male/female. Fish No 8 is missing red on the operculum flap which I assume is damage and the flap on other side has more red. I base my opinion of male vs female PS on amount of red on operculum, although amount of red on PS just as amount of black on operculum of BG can be variable. Close observation and tube probing as Cecil mentions are important factors for acurately sexing PS and RES.