Lyretail mollies breeding

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hey, i want to breed my lyretail mollies, the female's belly is way too fat, does this mean she is pregnant?when do i know she is ready to give birth?ive read they can give birth every 40-60 days, or something like that, but when do i kno shes ready?? do i have to leave them in the breeding tank for about 40 to 60 days??that would suck, i want to put them in the breeding tank only when there about to give birth!!also i've read adding a little bit of salt is a big help, please any help would be appreciated!;)
 
Molly breeding is a not that hard they were my first succes at i think 8 years old. They breed like wildfire if allowed to. Indeed, the molly is often kept in brackish aquariums Livebearers generally enjoy harder water, and will benefit from 1 to 1.25 teaspoons per gallon of non-iodized salt being added to the aquarium water. Lyretail Molly and the Veiltail Molly are more difficult to breed due to a very long gonopodium(Particular to the Live-bearing tooth carps, the gonopodium is the pelvic fins of male fish that have been converted into genital organs)


These links might help

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1958&articleid=2619
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile24.html
 
can you guys tell me what do i need to set up my breeding tank??i added them together in the tank already, its a 10 gallon. The females belly its big, she cant even swim, but i've notice she has like a white spot on her left side, what could this be?
 
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