Please confirm these sexes for me

[Nat's Fish]

Hi,

Thanks for looking. I am pretty sure these three peppermint bristlenose are females & want to check 100% in case I sell them.
Although there is slightly forked bristles they appear gravid & orange around the vent. Is this always an indication?
Can I tell 100% by the head shape?
Thanks so much

Fish 1
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Fish 2
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Fish 3

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[PlecoMM]

IMO i would consider 123456 pics to be young immature males judging by rhe forks on the end of the bristles females have small if not any bristles naybe one or two non forking ones behing the nostril

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

just check top of nose for any bristles.. female pepps quite often get bristles out front - depending on the bloodline... i always try to pursue females with no bristles out front to breed from... to promote easier identification of female fry when they grow up... too many people trying to pass male pepps off for females!!!!

 

[Nat's Fish]

Thank you both. I just labelled the photos a bit better.
I was of the opinion females can get slightly forked bristles & there are none on the top of the nose.
Out of the colony of 20 something I examined these appeared to be some of the most gravid & had really swollen orange vents so that's why I am slightly confused.
These fish are all at least 2-3 years old too

 

[beencees]

Peps can often be a bit tricky to sex because of the bristles. I find the best way is to run your thumb (wet obviously) down along the top of their nose. Soft and squishy is male, females not squishy
They're a pretty decent size so i wouldn't be surprised if they were females.

 

[Brengun]

All look to have a females head shape except maybe number 3. She could have just upset and blowing out the cheeks to look male.

 

[Nat's Fish]

Thanks again. Their noses are all hard.
Was I seeing things because I swear I saw an egg inside the vent of #3 when I held her?
Do the male get that orange colour like the females because none of my males looked like that. Thank you

 

[Brengun]

I've never really vent photographed peps but it might be something to look into.