2006-11-26 04:14:39 · 12 answers · asked by The Big H 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
There are different things to look for in different breeds. Livebearers (mollies, guppies, platies, and sword tails) are the easiest to tell apart. Males have a thin anal fin (called the gonadapodium) and females have a fan shaped fin.
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2006-11-26 08:30:28 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The easist fish to sex are livebearers if the anal fin is rod shaped its male if its normal fin shape its female.
Other types of fish have different colours between the sexes when they mature and some the male and females are different sizes when mature.
Get a good reference book it will help.
2006-11-26 06:26:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It customarily relies upon of the species of the fish yet i'm going to provide you some tips that could diference lady and male fishes. usually men are plenty extra colourful than the ladies human beings. they have extra intese colours and more advantageous varieties. in specific circumstances fins are additionally a great diference between men and ladies human beings. men including bettas have large huge fins. yet another diference is in the form of the physique. additionally, very not often the behaviour of the fish is their purely diference, yet as I suggested it particularly is amazingly uncommon.
2016-10-04 09:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will vary by breed. The easiest way would be to search for images of your fish by gender.
2006-11-26 04:22:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No it is not easy, as a general rule the males are more colourful, but it is not always the case,
2006-11-26 04:32:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put in a second fish and wait for one to start nagging the other one,,then you will know which one is female
2006-11-26 04:28:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Depends on the breed, some are easy others not so much.
2006-11-27 11:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by Tree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait till it goes for a pee
If it stands up its male
2006-11-26 04:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by pop 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
If it's mouth is open...then it's a Female
2006-11-26 04:21:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Try reasoning with it, to see if its always right?
2006-11-26 04:16:51 · answer #10 · answered by John S 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋