How can you tell if a fish is male or female
How can you tell if a fish is male or female2007-11-24 23:09:39
I have 2 goldfish, a black molly, and a platy. if it helps
Answers:For the Mollies and Platys.
Perhaps the easiest category of fish to sex are the livebearing fish. Males are usually smaller and more colorful than the females. They also possess an external sexual organ, the gonopodium, which makes it easy to differentiate males from the females.
The gonopodium is a modified anal fin which is used to fertilize eggs. In the male the anal fin is rod shaped, while the female has a traditional fan shaped anal fin.
For the Goldfish it is very hard except that during breeding season the males get white pimples on the leading edges of their gills.
Hope this helps.
I dont think so, i nevr knew myself..
colours size and fins..
lift it's hind leg and look!!! LOL
normally female animals are larger than males (in the wild.) and sometimes they have color variations...for fish i would also look at their fins.
If it sulks and winges its a male
Molly and Platy males have bigger fins. Especially the dorsal fin (the big one on their back) Females have smaller, less colorful fins.
Goldfish are almost impossible to tell apart, even for experts.
i have absolutely no idea!!, good question though!, this should be posted up on the front page with all those other good questions that pop up!!
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