Re: how can i tell male to female

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Posted by Greg on January 17, 2003 at 12:30:30:

In Reply to: how can i tell male to female posted by misty on January 03, 2003 at 15:51:06:

: my daughter have gotton a pair of guppys for christmas and i cant tell witch is witch ive try to fig it out i woke up dismorning to feed the guppies i was looking around and i saw 4 or 5 baby fish and when we got these guppys the female ( i dunno witch one it was) didnt look big or preg at they both look alike and i know one is a male and the otherone is a female but i cant tell them apart at all and they both look the same as we got them my daughter is excited about the new fishys that came along but i think it is wise of me to figure it out what is what and how to take care of the lil new ones and if this is the wrong catorgory im sorry im just lost in this page ~Misy

If they look alike you may have 2 females. You mentioned that you know one is a male and a female, but that they both look alike. In guppies, males and females look very different.

Females have normal shaped fins are only one color. They have a dark spot on their belly near where the tail starts. This is called the "gravid spot".

Males, on the other hand, exhibit an incredibly wide range in color and fin shape. The tail and the dorsal fin can be short or long and flowing. Typically, they also display a lot of color. On many males, the body also displays different colors. The one exception to this is the true "wild guppy" which in many cases has very little coloration.

I hope this helps.

-Greg

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: : my daughter have gotton a pair of guppys for christmas and i cant tell witch is witch ive try to fig it out i woke up dismorning to feed the guppies i was looking around and i saw 4 or 5 baby fish and when we got these guppys the female ( i dunno witch one it was) didnt look big or preg at they both look alike and i know one is a male and the otherone is a female but i cant tell them apart at all and they both look the same as we got them my daughter is excited about the new fishys that came along but i think it is wise of me to figure it out what is what and how to take care of the lil new ones and if this is the wrong catorgory im sorry im just lost in this page ~Misy

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: If they look alike you may have 2 females. You mentioned that you know one is a male and a female, but that they both look alike. In guppies, males and females look very different.

: Females have normal shaped fins are only one color. They have a dark spot on their belly near where the tail starts. This is called the "gravid spot".

: Males, on the other hand, exhibit an incredibly wide range in color and fin shape. The tail and the dorsal fin can be short or long and flowing. Typically, they also display a lot of color. On many males, the body also displays different colors. The one exception to this is the true "wild guppy" which in many cases has very little coloration.

: I hope this helps.

: -Greg

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