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lil shant
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:06 pm    Post subject: gold fish question help Reply with quote
I would like to know how to tell the gender of my goldfish.
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t_chelle16
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's pretty difficult to sex goldfish. If you look at the base of the tail (between the ventral fins and tail), you might be able to see a little bump. That means it's female. Also, when they're getting ready to spawn, males will get little white bumps all over their gill plates.

You can sort of see them here:
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