Do goldfish lay eggs? How to differentiate male & female?

Answer 1

yes goldfish lay eggs. They become sexually mature at around 2 years of age. Females have a protuding anal vent, males have a concave anal vent. When a male is ready to spawn, he begins to show tiny stars or sparkles on his gill plates & pectoral fins. Males have thicker pectoral fins and dorsal fins.

Answer 2

Yes they do lay eggs.

To differentiate male & female, look for one of the following things:

10) male is bigger
9) females always go in group (gossipping)
8) females make a lot of bubble (from yapping)
7) male has beard
6) females are more colourful
5) when they mate, males on top
4) males are dirtier
3) females have breast
2) males have penis
and 1) females can lay eggs

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Answer 3

Yes,goldfish(females) lay eggs. It is hard to tell which is male and which is female until they get big and mature.Then you can tell by watching their behavior.The ones that are chasing are males;the ones being chased are females.The chasing is part of the mating. I do not know of any positive signs on the fish that give a clue to their sex.

Answer 4

yes, goldfish lay eggs
generally, male goldfish are slimmer than females
females only have one ovary and when you look down on her you can see a bulge on one side
during breeding season males will get little white bumps all over his gill plates (don't mistake it for ick) and his pectoral fins

Answer 5

Yes they do. It is hard to tell the difference between male and female until they get bigger.

Answer 6

yes they do lay eggs http://petcaretips.net/sexing-goldfish.html
this website should help