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Hi I think that I have a pregnant lytrail Mollie fish how do you tell if it is pregnant and when will it have babies oh yeah I was wondering if you could find a picture of a pregnant lytrail Mollie thanks get back a.s.a.p
Sincerly,Jesse

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Hey Jesse,

Sometimes it's  hard to know for sure. Experience is the best way to know, because gravid spots, swelling, and "pregnant" look can be missinterpreted as other things. I'll snag a few pictures of various colored mollies for you to inspect and compare to your fish.

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9453/female15pg.jpg

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/16077Dalm.jpg

http://gallery.aquariumhobbyist.com/data/102137molly_closeup-med.jpg

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Darryl Miller

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I don't have much experience with salt water tanks, but I'm sure that many other users of this site can and will be glad to help. I can answer questions concerning most of the fish common pet stores carry. I can also help with some more exotic freshwater fish, and I just got my first african dwarf frog, so i'll be willing to help there when able! As a side note, I removed the option for readers to further comment due to false information being posted. Please, if you have comments, email me direct at Dragontyrant079@yahoo.com. If your point is valid, and true (Like Chris's comment), I will post it. If you happened to get lucky, or are completely

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General Experience
I've had several years of experience dealing with tanks ranging from half gallon to 90 gallons. I've dealt with many situations and fish from Livebearers to 50 year old Koi. I've read on Ecological Stability, Feeding, Health, Stress, Tank Setup, and Desease

Education/Credentials
No vet schooling, just experience. I graduated Highschool with honors, having several classes covering biology of marine animals, and freshwater aquatics.

Awards and Honors
The award I'm most proud of came from a biology project in which we had to develop an aquarium in a one gallon container with a screw on lid, that we glued shut. I had 7 fish survive for 48 days without any outside aid. (No fish died during our project. At first sign of stress, the teacher ended that student's project. The goal timeline was 30 days, with 3 fish.) I feel that accomplishment worthy of noting, but not glorifying. After all, it was just a school project

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