Regular Member mickdigler Posted August 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 I'm a first time fish owner so I'm not sure if our goldfish is a comet or common. Hopefully someone can tell me. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member littlepeanut Posted August 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 He looks like a commet to me, but I am not completely sure because it could be a mix of a common and a commet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted August 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 Comet. Whenever there's any elongation of tail, it's a comet straight away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Awesome Orandas Posted August 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 D_golem is absolutley correct it's a comet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mickdigler Posted August 23, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 Thanks everyone!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mickdigler Posted August 23, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 Oh, one more question, how do I know if he is really a he or a she? We want to get a larger tank (55 US gal) and add a Shubunkin but don't want any breeding going on. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Nomi Posted August 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 It's pretty tricky to tell what gender a goldfish is. Males will get breeding stars when it is time to breed (small white bumps, or tubercles, on their gill plates and on the front ray of their pectoral fin) and generally, females will have an 'outie' vent and males will have 'innies', though this isn't always the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erinaceus Posted August 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 On top of what Nomi said, I'd also like to add that (mature) female goldies can at times produce eggs, but when given not chance to lay them (e.g. when there is no male there to stimulate them to do so), then then reabsorb the eggs, resulting it a white, spirally, stringy poo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mickdigler Posted August 23, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 Oh. Not sure what to do then. Want to get a second fish but off the same sex. Any suggestions on how I can find out for certain? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erinaceus Posted August 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 23, 2008 Oh. Not sure what to do then. Want to get a second fish but off the same sex. Any suggestions on how I can find out for certain? Even expert members here are sometimes unable to judge the sex of goldies, because unless you have two of the opposite sex together, and the right settings, they may choose not to relieve their sex for a really long time. I'd suggest trying to take some good pictures of the cloaca/vent and maybe some of the more experienced members will be able to tell (for the record, I'm not one of those , yet ). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mickdigler Posted August 25, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 25, 2008 Thanks Erinaceus, for all the help! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erinaceus Posted August 25, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 25, 2008 Thanks Erinaceus, for all the help! No problem . It's fun to share what little I know, especially with people who also got the goldie bug . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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