Re: africans have teeth??

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:42:54 +1000, "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>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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