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strange but beautiful

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QUESTION: i am logged on to photo "dianspics"  with a video of a different type of mollie.  I've tryed to write to allexperts and they asked for a picture but no one has been able to respond to the video... help.  I've had him almost 2 yrs. and he's gorgeous.  solid black with a long lower hanging multiple fin that ends in a frill of white almost like lace.

ANSWER: Hello Dian,

As I do not have access to these "pics" I have no clue onto what it is that you are asking of me.  If I were to place an educated guess, I would say that you managed to get a type of lyretail molly through genetic breeding to produce this type of offspring.  As to getting more, I could not tell you where to even look for them, as private breeders often only have a few of certain varieties.  If I had a picture of it, I might be of more use to you.  Or a web address of this video.  I will await your response before continuing.

Thanks for your question,

Adrian

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QUESTION: sorry  but i am logged into photobucket  dianspics/mollies this is a video of my mollie.   i did write to one other expert.   wisdom in the council of many.    thanks dian

Answer
From the picture that I saw, I would say that you got a very neat genetically altered Poecilia latipinna.  It is a cross of mollies, part being the sailfin, and the black lyretail.  Definately not a common molly.  Thanks for the intrigue of it all.  


Sincerely,

Adrian