goldfish gender

[marx404]

Silly question, but asking seriously - how does one determine the gender of
a 4 yr old comet goldfish?


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[Michael Lamberg]

check for testicles

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[Ken Russell]

A search of Google for Goldfish Sexing found this as well as many others;
http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/Sex.html

Ken Russell

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[marx404]

Well, according to that article, the author can only tell the gender of a
goldfish when it is spawning time. I have one fish, ergo, I have no clue
when spawning time is. And all fish butts look the same to me, so the pics
do me no good. So back to the drawing board.

marx404

[Ken Russell]

Glad you were impressed with my effort on your behalf :-(

Ken Russell

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| Well, according to that article, the author can only tell the gender of a
| goldfish when it is spawning time. I have one fish, ergo, I have no clue
| when spawning time is. And all fish butts look the same to me, so the pics
| do me no good. So back to the drawing board.
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[Michael Lamberg]

so back to the testicles check !


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> | goldfish when it is spawning time. I have one fish, ergo, I have no clue
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[Geezer From Freezer]

check out the pectoral fins and gill plates, if there are breeding stars
it's male!

[marx404]

breeding stars? please explain.

Maybe also it'll help to describe him/her. It is 5 yrs old and approx 10"
from mouth to fin end. It is a comet (aka feeder fish) and brilliant gold. A
few white scales, one on each side, fade to a translucent white. The tail is
a translucent white also. The other fins are a translucent gold. Oh and it's
butt is white but the belly is gold. The dorsal fin stands up when he sees
me or is hungry. I problably described every comet in the world didn't I?

marx404

[Elizabeth Naime]

Quoth "marx404" > on Sun, 7 Mar 2004 00:37:06 -0500,

>Silly question, but asking seriously - how does one determine the gender of
>a 4 yr old comet goldfish?

Ignore the fish's butt and keep an eye on his/her gill covers and
pectoral fins. When ready to breed, males will show "breeding stars" --
looks a lot like ich the first time you notice it, but it's confined to
the gill covers and the leading edges of the pectoral fins.

In an aquarium with predictable, non-seasonal light and temperature, you
may or may not ever see this. Occasionally, I see it in my tanks. Then I
take notes! So that if I ever decide to give a trio a season out in a
kiddie pool, to try to spawn, I know who is whom.

She, or he, is old enough; whether the fish will ever show you any clear
signs is up in the air. I choose names with arbitrary gender, which is
why Melusina turned out to be male.


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