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BuriedAlive55
Let me ask u guys a Q. I want to breed my bubble eye goldfish how do I tell the difference between the sexes???? i read the thing on the web site but that seems a lil hard is there ne oter ways???
Ranchugirl
Hi BuriedAlive55,
sexing goldfish isn't the easiest thing to do, and almost impossible when they are still small.
Did you see the picture about the differences in their anal area? That should help somewhat. In case you didn't find it, here it goes.... smile.gif
http://www.kokosgoldfish.invisionzone.com/...showtopic=18264

Then there are the obvious behavioral things - the male chasing the female. Males also develop so called breeding stars on their gills and the first rays of their pectoral fins, and they look somewhat like raised white pimples, being a little rough to the touch. The female bellies are uneven when looked on it from above due to the developing eggs inside of her.
The pectoral fins on the male would also be thicker than the one from the female.

Other than that, it is really hard. If you have only 2 fish, it is sheer luck to have one male/1 female. With more fish in a tank, your chances are better on having at least one female or one male present.
How old and big are your bubble eyes?
BuriedAlive55
WELL, LETS SEE BUBBLES WAS LITTL WHEN i GOT HIM NOW HE IS BIG. i HAVE HAD HIM FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS i AM NOT SURE HOW OLD HE WAS WHEN i GOT HIM (WELL, i GUESS BUBBLES COULD BE A GRL) i WAS JUST WONDERING BECASUE i PLAN i BUYING ANOTHER BUBBLE EYE 4 BUBBLES SO HE WON'T BE ALONE AND i KINDA WANTED TO GET THE OPPOSITE SEX FOR HIM. SO THEY CAN EVENTUALLY BREED SO I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER WAY TO TELL. SO I CAN GET THE RIGHT SEX. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GONNA BE SHEER LUCK NOW =0(
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