i got one and it hangs out with another one so...
2006-07-16 21:57:03 · 18 answers · asked by sulution_thang 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
It simply depends on the species of fish you're looking at. In some species, males are larger or more colorful. In others, its the females that are larger. The answer is "It depends."
2006-07-17 04:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by nfaustman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There might have been 1 or 2 somewhat accurate answers. Size and color may matter for some fish, but is flip flopped for different species. In the Cichlid world Males are usually larger than females or sometimes the other way around. Some fish have sex spots on their fins that indicate their sex. Guppies are always easy to identify because the male is colorful and the female is a dull grayish color. But all species have different tells and you can't just base it off the characteristics of one species.
2006-07-22 08:40:35 · answer #2 · answered by My Name Is Ray 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah generally females are larger, but remember two things.
Some fish can actually change sex or never produce males in the first place.
Also gender is a human term based on a persons identity. Sex is a term for animals, but thanks for being considerate of their feelings.
2006-07-16 22:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that doesnt mean anything. some fish are "schooling fish" and live better when there are more of them. telling gender has EVERYTHING to do with the type of fish.
this website tells how to tell the gender of several different types of fish:
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/qa/f/faq0021.htm
2006-07-17 09:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by dplovincalvinist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male fish are usually more colorful than female fish.
2006-07-16 22:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what kind of fish they are...Guppie females will have much larger/rounded abdomens and the males will be much more steamlined and COLORFULL!! Female's are also larger that the males...hope this helps.
2006-07-16 22:45:32 · answer #6 · answered by vspinlj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In livebearers the male has a fin that resembles a penis.
With egg layers the males have longer and pointier fins.
2006-07-17 06:48:32 · answer #7 · answered by b4_999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some you can't tell.... with other it might be color, size, or certain appendages. For example, betas... the boys are more colorful than the girls. Kind of like peacocks. What kind of fish do you have?
2006-07-16 22:02:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the physical size of the fish. females are bigger than males.
2006-07-16 22:00:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some are colours and some are size sometimes its both, but the best way to get your info is through your local pet store.
2006-07-23 18:13:55 · answer #10 · answered by missbehave252002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋