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[AvicLitee]

They are about 8 years old and were getting quite aggressive (gill flaring, nipping, chasing). I believe the the striped one was the one I saw fanning the substrate just once. Im not sure if sexing is possible on coloration alone though. The dark one got a bit beat up so they are separated at the moment.

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[littlen]

The first picture looks like a male in my opinion.  The behavior you describe supports that.  The second one could also be male and is submissive.  8 years is a great run, and you can see the slight atrophy starting on the darker fish.  Cool fish.