Hello...i would just like to know how to determine the sex of my fish at home...i have 3 comets, 1 grey fish with red-tip fins and tail, 1 blackmoor, 2 sucker fish and one catfish...can you please help me...
2007-01-12 05:04:20 · 4 answers · asked by master_of_puppets275 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The 3 comets will be nearly impossible to sex. The only time it is possible is while they are spawning; the male will develop little white bumps known as tubercles along his gills and fins:
http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/info/male_gill_tubercles1.jpg
And the female will have a more pronounced vent
http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/info/female_vent1.jpg
Same goes for the black moor.
The grey fish, well, that's a pretty vague description. Could it be the white cloud minnow?
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/images/whitecloud1.jpg
Is so, they are not easily sexed. If not, can you try to take a picture?
As for the sucker fish, do you mean a plecostomous?
http://fins.actwin.com/fresh-pics/pleco.jpg
They are not easily sexed, and it depends on the type. With common plecos, sexing is impossible. Some of the smaller types are easier, like bristle-noseds; the females have very few nose bushies, but the males have much more.
As for the catfish, there are many many types of catfish.
I have to ask... are all these fish together? If so, these aren't fish that belong together. Goldfish (your comets and your black moor) are coldwater fish that need temps of 68-72F. Comets are also HUGE fish growing to 18"+ and need to live in a pond. Black moors are smaller, but still need 15-20 gallons per fish.
The other fish are warmwater fish, needing temps around 78F.
If your pleco is a common, be know that he'll grow to 20" and will need a huge tank.
2007-01-12 05:43:25 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of suckerfish and what kind of catfish? Also try to figure out what the grey fish with red-tip fins and tail is. There are thousands of fish that fit that description perfectly.
For all goldfish: http://www.fishpondinfo.com/gfish3.htm#sex
2007-01-12 05:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
females have a normal anal fin last in before last before tail males have a circle shaped fin
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/qa/f/faq0021.htm
2007-01-12 05:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by Mikael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds kinda hard.... ill look for all the info i can for ya
2007-01-12 05:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋