do not know which is male or female (we inherated these goldfish) but the biggest one looks to be pregnant and is chasing the smaller goldfish. undecided about what to do at this time, is there anyway to know for sure about the sex of these fish and just how long we should wait before removing the pregnant one from the tank with other fish?
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Hi,
Determining the sex is a bit difficult but there are a couple of signs: Female are bigger. When the fish reach spawning age the male will develop small white tubercles on his gill plates and on leading rays of his fins. There is another way by distinguishing the anal opening.
Maybe this web page will help you as well.
whats a pregnant fish called in slang terms?
i have two goldfishes. and they swim with each other and look like there mating... but i am not sure but now one of the gold fishes is just hanging out at the bottom of then tank and its top fin is down whats that mean??
here is a youtube video called goldfish female & male it show's how you tell them apart here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYCNwjIUI1E
p.s this video was really helpful to me i found out i have 2 male fantail goldfish & 1 female fantail goldfish .have fun watching the video enjoy .
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