Five platies, unknown genders

[newish]

Several months into this hobby now and trying to figure out what gender each fish is. I've read up on it, but in practice I can't get my fish to sit still and pose long enough for them to line up with the textbook. I have five total, each is a unique pattern so there are some repeats in the photos. For easy reference, let's call them by their letter.
A: Mickey Mouse
B: Black/Silver
C: Blood Orange
D: Lighter Orange
E: Marbled
Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Shrimpgeek]

They all look like males to me...

 

[bgarthe]

With males, they have a distinct modified tubular analfin called a gonapodium which serves for mating purposes. I see the gonapodia for all the fish except I’m not sure about that mostly orange one in pic 3. They could all very well be males based on what I see.

 

[newish]

With males, they have a distinct modified tubular analfin called a gonapodium which serves for mating purposes. I see the gonapodia for all the fish except I’m not sure about that mostly orange one in pic 3. They could all very well be males based on what I see.

I know there's a female somewhere in there because I found a baby (unless it's a baby danio, but I don't think so). Unfortunately my untrained eyes are seeing the same thing as you. I've learned that ideally you'd have more females than males for the mental wellbeing of the girls. If it is the case that somehow I ended up with just one female, what's my best course of action? Wait and see? I've had them all together for a couple of months now. The orange one seems a little lethargic for the last week or so for whatever that's worth.

 

[bgarthe]

More females or find a home for the one female if she is a she for sure. Or go with all males. They’ll still pester each other some, but should be fine. I forgot to mention that young plagies don’t have the gonapodium until they’ve grown a bit.

 

[newish]

More females or find a home for the one female if she is a she for sure. Or go with all males. They’ll still pester each other some, but should be fine. I forgot to mention that young plagies don’t have the gonapodium until they’ve grown a bit.

I don't have a big enough tank for a bunch more females. Would one more help or not really?

 

[bgarthe]

No…..one more female would not really help. The ratio of males to females is ideally 1 male per 2-3 females. You could take a few males in and ask to exchange for females.

How big is your tank? Better yet, if your tank is too small, I’d stick w males and not add any so as to not overpopulate.

 

[newish]

No…..one more female would not really help. The ratio of males to females is ideally 1 male per 2-3 females. You could take a few males in and ask to exchange for females.

How big is your tank? Better yet, if your tank is too small, I’d stick w males and not add any so as to not overpopulate.

It's only 10 gallon. With a 2/1 ratio that's 12 platy and 4 danio which would probably be too much, right?

 

[Noroomforshoe]

Have you considered getting a larger tank?
The danios would love a longer take to swim in. The female platties woul love a larger tank to escape the males. The fry could use a larger tank to grow. I recomend a 36 in long tank minimum.

 

[emeraldking]

Photo#8, the light orange one is a female. The rest is male.