2006-08-21 20:33:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
depends on the fish--fan tail goldfish if you downward on their tails one sex looks as if the tail has been broken and the other sex it looks normal. In live beares at the base of the males there looks like a "sword" underneath him which is the gonopodium and is the male sex organ--in barbs you tell a maled if the "V" in the tails is a deep one and in gouramis, you check by the sharp point where the bladder ends--if it is rounded, it is a female
2006-08-22 14:30:20 · answer #1 · answered by gInber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the species of the fish. Some species of fish you can tell the sex due to the color or the way the fins are displayed. Other times you have to just wait until it looks like it may be ready to breed. I had gotten some pink convicts-they stay white all the time-and everyone told me you can tell from the way that the ends of their fins are shaped. I never noticed a difference until one of them started turning yellow or gold like. Apparently that one was a female. I now have 50-75 fry.
2006-08-22 02:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by pacifia1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to research the type of fish you have, it varies a lot. My daughter has guppies, and the males are a bit larger and more showy, while I have a pair of tomato clowns, and the female of that species tends to be a lot larger (and more aggressive), than the male. It really depends on the type of fish.
2006-08-22 06:47:53 · answer #3 · answered by But Inside I'm Screaming 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of fish. Some community fish you can tell by their fins, some cichlids you have to look for an egg tube or gono-whatchamacallitthinggie, just depends.
2006-08-21 20:57:48 · answer #4 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each type of fish spices is different. Some times it color and sometimes it is the different size of their fins.
2006-08-23 22:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by Marlena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every species there is a different answer. Sometimes it's the coloring of the fish, sometimes the finnage, sometimes you can't tell at all.
2006-08-22 03:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the fish.
Live-bearers, I can tell instantly.
http://www.fishlore.com/TropicalFishProfiles.htm
2006-08-22 00:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by lilith 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol--The barramunndi in australia turns from male to female---so do other speicies--whatch the fish --and remember that the male is usualy the most colorfull.
2006-08-22 00:42:03 · answer #8 · answered by Ron~N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
length of the fin- the male is long and flowing- vibrant- like a show off.
The male fish also, 'blow bubbles' - saying they are ready to mate- (they fertilize the eggs - the bubbles)!
2006-08-21 20:48:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
through their fins,if the fins are close to each other its a female if the fins are far apart then its a male.(i think)
2006-08-21 20:40:24 · answer #10 · answered by cool m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋