I have 2 pink kissing fish. I'm not sure if they are male or female, is there a way to tell?

I'm asking because I want them to mate, but if I have 2 males or 2 females then I'm going to buy more so they will mate.
Answers:
Strayd0g is incorrect in the sexing of Gouramis. That technique is handy in sexing Platies, Mollies, etc. However, Gouramis do not have an "anal fin". Their fins along their bottom side is one long one from about the gills to the tail. Kissing Gouramis are very hard to distinguish between male and female. But generally females are heavier and rounder than males.

Kissing Gourami requires soft water for breeding and does not build a nest. Lettuce leaves should be laid on the surface for use as spawning material. The eggs will float to the lettuce where the fry will get nourishment from the bacteria and infusoria that is on the lettuce.

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must separate fish from eggs after male fertilize them or they will eat them

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Not sure it has something 2 do with their fins ask someone in a pet store they'll be able 2 tell you.Good Luck

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throw in a blow up mermaid and see how they react.

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You can tell the gender of the males of females just like any other fish. Look at the BOTTOM fin closest to the tail. This is sometimes called the 'anal' fin.

If that fin is in a rounded triangular shape, the fish is a female. If the fin is a very angular triangular shape, the fish is a male. This is if the fin is fanned out.

If the fin is tucked up, the males' fin will look pointy and narrow. The females' will look thicker and rounded at the tip.

NOTE from a Petsmart employee (my partner who works in the Aquatics area): The females are extremely aggressive. They do not 'pair up' like most other fish. Once breeding is done she'll view the male as a threat to her offspring and possibly kill him.

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I just asked a similar guestion about my oscars.check this site it should help http://www.fishhead.com/articles/ventsex.