How do i know if my fish are boy or girl?

Question

i can't tell the difference. i think the paler one is female

Answer 1

In most tropical fish, the pretty one is the mail, the plain one is the femail

Answer 2

Among most breed of fish, the fe-males are really dull in colour, the males are generally the more colourful ones.
It would help to know what type of breed the fish are as this isn't always the case.
Answer genereally realtes to most types of tropical fish not cold water or marine fish.
With cold water fish, the fe-males generally have what looks like a small thin fin trailing behind them when the swim.
There's no point in waiting a year, fish can be easily upset and when they become stressed can just die on you. If in doubt and you want to breed, get a selection, but beware they will eat their young.
Hope this helps.

Answer 3

um, it really depends on the species of fish, but usually, yes, the paler ones are female.

Answer 4

The real question is What type of fish do you have?

With some species it's very easy (for example male saulosi are black with blue stripes and female saulosi are solid yellow); others are hard to determine (many algae eaters look identical regardless of gender).

Answer 5

I asked a similar question not so long back and one answer said that females have more rounded fins ( I have goldfish) if thats helps.

Answer 6

male fish tend to be larger, more colourful and more agressive.
but females are the opposite

Answer 7

look on the underside. If there is a little flap, it's a female, if there's a hole, a male, if none, it's too young. try again in a year

Answer 8

The one with the pouty lips is the female.

Answer 9

if there cold water or pond fish then you cant tell but if there tropical or SOME tropical you can tell with look it up on google

Answer 10

The grumpy looking on is male lol
What fish do you have ????