Male or Female? Many fish owners are interested in learning the sex of their pet fish. In some cases this is an easy thing to determine and in other cases it is quite difficult, if not impossible. The reason is the wide variability between species of fish. And with hundreds of species kept as pets, one can easily imagine that what works with one species won
You can't tell by their appearance except that the females are the bigger of the two. They have to be dissected for you to find out.
Female largemouth tend to be darker on top than males.
Some say that it may be possible by anal probing; others say even biologists can hardly tell without disecting them. Of course, at spawning time it is easy to tell - if they are fat with eggs, then they are female. Also, generally only females grow to the larger sizes.
If we are talking largemouth bass, the females are generally larger, but there is much size overlap in the species. A male six years old, will be around 18 inches long, and weigh around three to four pounds. A female of four, will be about the same size. A female six years old will be around 22 inches long and weigh five to seven pounds. Bass in southern areas are normally larger than those from cooler climes.
Also, females are generally darker on top than males, being almost blackish, while males are more olive green.
none the male and female are the same in apperance except during the spawn where the male gets alot darker in color. almost purple. other than that you can not tell.
If you don't know this answer then you probably shouldn't be fishing .
There are many different species of fish that are called "Catfish" Some have easy to see sexual differences and others show no difference between the sexes at all.
Male largemouths will have a sharp, more vertical lower lip line, while females will have a wider and broader lower lip line.
the hump on its head.
is peacock a male or a female
Before that question can be answered one would need to know what kind of catfish you are asking about. There are so many different species that are called "catfish" that it is impossible to make a generalisation.
You can find it easily by checking the fins of and tails of catfish. Female catfish have large tale and fins so you can check it by comparing two. The second thing is that you should check is to find out fins of catfish in female catfish there is a mark on her fin which distinguish her as female.
They are simply called "male" and "female".
The adult female Corydoras tend to be more triangular when viewed from above than the more elongated male.
A male catfish
If you want to sex a catfish, look at the dorsal fin. The male's fins are brighter in color and larger.
how do you know if your pygmy chameleon is a male or a female
A person can find pictures that show the difference between the genders of catfish in a book about catfish. It can also be found in a book about aquatic animals.
Catfish eggs are fertilized by the male after being They must be goldfish eggs. It is nearly impossible to have catfish breed on their own in a tank or pond. Any fish female can have eggs, the eggs are fertilized after the female lays the eggs. So if the eggs hatch then most likely they be goldfish.
A male.
because the male will try and get on the female
if it is a female it will be sitting if it is a male it will be jumping