I am not sure what kind of guppy i have, it has a red fin and a blueish body
2007-03-06 05:36:14 · 12 answers · asked by ukangel26uk 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Male Guppies are slimmer and more colorful than females. A pregnant female Guppies has a dark spot on the rear part of her abdomen. This spot is called a gravid spot.
A male Guppy has a modified fin called a gonopodium that a female does not have. Click here to go to the web page about Swordtails where you can see pictures that show the difference between the fins of male and a female Swordtails. Male and female Guppies have this same difference in their fins.
2007-03-06 05:45:24 · answer #1 · answered by And King Cotton said, " 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Male guppies are far more colorful than females. They also have longer fins, especially the tails. If your fish has a flowing tail and good color on it's body, you have a male. If it's sort of olive, a bit drab, and only has some color on its tail, and if the tail is short, you have a female. If you got the fish at PetCo or Petsmart, or most fish stores, there's a very good chance it's a male.
Those places tend to separate sexes to avoid unwanted breeding. A tank full of male guppies is much more attractive than a tank full of females.
2007-03-06 06:08:01 · answer #2 · answered by Sank63 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's easiest to identify if you happen to have both genders in your tank. However, along the lines of the ignoramus who asked, "Does it have a penis," the dimorphism for guppies is actually where you might expect a hypothetical fish penis to be if such a thing existed. The males have an enlargement at the rear of bottom fin(s) in front of their anus.
2007-03-06 06:39:58 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on the bottom near the anus of the guppy there is a fin only the males have...it kind of looks like it is folded up under them..the female just has a regular fanned out fin...males tend to be more fancy and longer tail.....anything else you need to kno?
2007-03-06 06:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The females are usually grey or tan clearish colour. The males also have fancier tails and are skinnier. I'm pretty sure your fish is a male guppy.
2007-03-06 07:26:55 · answer #5 · answered by patchesisgr8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally with guppies I believe that the females are plain bit the males are colourful.
2007-03-06 05:44:15 · answer #6 · answered by the_emrod 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ususally the male guppies are showy and colorful while the females are quite plain.
2007-03-06 06:52:51 · answer #7 · answered by spredhatter53 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF YOUR GUPPY LAYS EGGS IT SURELY IS A FEMALE, IF NOT CERTAINLY A MALE. GO AND SEARCH FOR SMALL EGGS IN THE TANK.
2007-03-06 13:40:55 · answer #8 · answered by arpita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go buy some tank ornaments how about a beer can and a phone then you'll know for sure!
2007-03-06 09:44:39 · answer #9 · answered by Kyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it just has a small amount of color on its tail and none anywhere else (just a greyish color) than it probably is a female. If it has more color than it is probably a male. Also the males are smaller than the females.
2007-03-06 05:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by iluvmyfrenchbulldogs 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋