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sexing my comet

23 14:13:53

Question
hi i have 12 comets in my pond and i want to breed them but im not sure if i have males or females could you please help me

from mitch

Answer
Hi Mitch;

There are most likely both sexes there given the number you have so they will breed if you give them the right conditions. Comets are very difficult to sex unless they are actually spawning anyway, but here are web pages about it with some information on breeding too;

http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/info/sexing-fs.htm

http://thegab.org/Articles/SexingGoldfish.html

Good Luck!

At Your Service;
Chris Robbins