Is my orange fish a goldfish or molly, and what's this egg-like thing?

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I want to know if this is a gold fish or gold colored molly? I thought it was a molly until i saw the egg-like substance today morning. Is the third pic an egg or something else (one of my black molly gave birth to 25 live ones today...so, i want to know if it is a part of the fluid while giving birth or an real egg of the orange fish?)

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

Mollies do come in gold or orange colorations, but it is difficult to determine from that angle. If you can repost a broadside picture in a new question, that may make identification easier. If it is an egg laying species of fish, the third image could be an egg but I have reservations saying definitively without something for scale. It looks too large to be an egg. As an aside, if you leave the Molly fry in with adults, they will likely be eaten. You can separate the out, remove the adults, use a breeder screen or provide plenty of cover for them.

Is my orange fish a goldfish or molly, and what's this egg-like thing?

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