oneeyedfrog Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hi, My daughter has a comet that in the last 5-6 days has started to swell around its middle. It seems to be more on one side than the other. We are pretty sure he's a boy and he lives in a 250l tank with one other goldfish and a bristlenose. All water tests seem ok. I have just fed him peas for two days incase he is constipated. But nothing has changed. He seems normal otherwise.? Any ideas? DD is very attached to orange fish and we would hate to lose him. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 I think you will find you have a girl. When viewed from above, girls are a bit wider (or a lot wider) and appear slightly 'out of line' on one side. This is because they produce eggs on one side at a time (like humans) so will stick out on one side more than the other at most times. At this time of year they are getting ready to spawn so I suspect she is full of eggs. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeyedfrog Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 I hope so Caryl ! A month or so ago they were chasing each other around and both appeared to have little white dots on the front of their front fins and around the gills so we thought they were both boys but I just looked now and this one doesn't have any but the other one does. Thanks you have put our minds at rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Perhaps they rubbed off from the fella Grant says it is obviously a girl when you look at the lips on the first pic - she has had collagen injections :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 i'd say girl too, full of eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Girls can have little white lumps as well but the one being chased is usually the female. They are better at sorting that out than us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeyedfrog Posted November 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Well DD sez Orange Fish was the one being chased the most so it must be she's a girl. Luckily Orange Fish is a unisex name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Well DD sez Orange Fish was the one being chased the most so it must be she's a girl. Luckily Orange Fish is a unisex name! Looks like it's time to give you the birds and bees talk... Egglayers do not get pregnant. That's the whole talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 What Ira is pointing out with tact and diplomacy is that a female goldfish full of eggs is described as gravid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Just thought I'd get it in before it became an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeyedfrog Posted November 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Yeah we realised that! we just thought they were both boys coz of the little white spots on the fins and reckoned they were typical males ( if there are no girls around we'll just have a go at something else- anything will do! LOL :lol: ). Just like our ram who will try it on with the boar!! The pig is remarkably tolerant- Huuumm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Yeah we realised that! we just thought they were both boys coz of the little white spots on the fins and reckoned they were typical males ( if there are no girls around we'll just have a go at something else- anything will do! LOL :lol: ). Just like our ram who will try it on with the boar!! The pig is remarkably tolerant- Huuumm I've had a pair of gold severum males trying to breed. They seemed to get really angry with each other because neither would lay eggs. And 6 different pairs of jewels(4 fish in different combinations) trying to breed, but all were female! This was before I decided I hate breeding fish. (slight edit by Caryl due to language used) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 My pond is a real hot bed this morning with groups of fish spawning all over the place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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