How can I tell what gender my goldfish are?
I have two goldfish. Their names are Jell-O and Sherm. I’ve had them for almost a year. So by now shouldn’t I know their gender? And by now how long should they be? Also, what do goldfish fry look like? Eggs or live? Oh and they are comet goldfish. Do male and female goldfish look different? If I have the same gender of goldfish will they fight?
Thanks in advance!
P.S. Haha don’t ask about the names! Haha they just came very randomly. Oh and if it matters, Jell-O is a light orange and Sherm is a darker orange.
Tags: Comet Goldfish, eggs, female goldfish, Goldfish, haha, jell o, light orange, sherm, thanks in advance
January 30th, 2010 at 21:55
* The female Goldfish are slightly bigger than the males and look even heavier in the abdomen when they are full of eggs.
* Male Goldfish develop white spots on their gills and pectoral called “breeding tubercles” during spawning time.
* Males have midline ridges on their undersides beginning from the back of their pelvic fins and ending at their vent opening. This feature can be absent or smaller in females.
* Males have firm abdomen while in females; the area between the pelvic fins and the anal fins is more pliable.
* Male Goldfish have longer and pointed pectorals as well as stiff fin ray, while females have more rounded pectorals and shorter, finer front fin rays.
* Male goldfish have smaller and more oval anal openings and the anal fins are not as thick as that of the female goldfish who has a larger and rounder anal opening with a slight protrude. The anal fin is also thicker.
* The spawning time is the easiest time to distinguish the boys from the girls. The female opening will look larger and more swollen as the eggs begin to ripen. She would look big and heavier. Since fish reproduce through external fertilization, you can make out when a male is ready by the white breeding tubercles and you can actually push out the milt through his ventral opening by running a gentle finger along his sides.
* There is one more obvious, but kind of time taking way to make out which one of your fish is male and female. Find out who is chasing who – the chaser will be the male and the chased and tired out one will be the female! It’s the natural tendency on part of the male goldfish to chase and nudge at a female’s rear part.
January 30th, 2010 at 21:55
No affence but DAMN YOU GOT A LOT OF PETS!