HOW TO KNOW THE SEX OF A GOLD FISH?

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I GOT LIKE NINE COMET GOLD FISH ( SOME THING LIKE THAT ) AND ALSO A FANCY GOLD FISH BUT I WANT TO KNOW THEIR SEX. I ASKED THE GIRL FROM PETSMART AND SHE TOLD ME THAT ON GOLD FISH YOU CAN NOT TELL. IS THIS TRUE? PLEASE HELP
 
1. Midline ridge: male goldfish have a ridge running through the back of pelvic fins to their vent opening on the underside. The ridge is either completely missing or smaller in females.
2. Firmness of abdomen: The area between pelvic and anal fins is pliable for females but very firm for males.
3. Shape of the vent: Though difficult to figure out, the female vent is rounder and convex, whereas the male vent is thinner and concave.
4. Shape of the pectoral fins: Male pectoral fins are pointed with stiffer leading ray and female pectorals are rounded, shorter with finer front fin ray.
5. Features: females are brighter colored and are more active. This could be a difficult way of pointing out a female but you could try!

i hope this stuff hepls you out. if not i listed the soource of where i got this info for you. :)
 
Haha petsmart. They aren't specialists, thats for sure. For some animals I'm assuming there are key traits that stand out (colour, patterns on their exterior, etc, not just by looking at reproductive organs)

Try this website. Just do a google search next time, it's not hard ;p

http://ezinearticles.com/?Can-You-Tell-The-Sex-Of-Your-Goldfish&id=307799
http://ezinearticles.com/?Goldfish-Tips---Finding-Out-The-Gender-of-Your-Goldfish&id=45161
 
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