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Quiet Em

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2. I only know she was a girl because my son told me

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #1)

Thu May 28, 2026, 06:07 PM

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He's a biologist who also did studies in marine biology. I believe he said there was something in the anal area of this breed of fish that can identify gender. But I certainly wouldn't know that myself.

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