africans have teeth??

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Paul - 24 Nov 2003 22:42 GMT

do labidochromis have teeth? I've just noticed today that mine seem to have
little red teeth, around 1/2 - 1 mm long. I never noticed them before,
they are red and spikey.. maybe they ate something red and it showed up the
teeth? I just want to make sure it's not a parasite or something...

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steve@tropheus.demon.co.uk - 24 Nov 2003 23:24 GMT

>do labidochromis have teeth? I've just noticed today that mine seem to have
>little red teeth, around 1/2 - 1 mm long. I never noticed them before,
>they are red and spikey.. maybe they ate something red and it showed up the
>teeth? I just want to make sure it's not a parasite or something...

All cichlids have teeth. They are very variable and are the most
important classification feature.

Labidochromis have clearly visible teeth. I think they use them for
scraping algae from rocks and filtering out the tiny organisms.

Steve

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Kristel Wautier - 25 Nov 2003 06:47 GMT

And if those teeth don't do the trick, they have a second set of teeth back
down their troath!!!

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