toothed pleco??

[LivebearersFTW]

I was in my LPS and they have a nice 400G tank that they like to display "unique" and large fish in and i noticed this HUGE plec( 16in) stuck to the glass upon closer inspection it had a row of sharp teeth and the manager working saw my astonishment and told me all plecs have these teeth but they are only visible after maturity. Is this true?? :shrug:

[Lady Hobbs]

ya, but they are small and almost like a sand paper when very young. They also eat pellets and flakes, right?

[LivebearersFTW]

ya, but they are small and almost like a sand paper when very young. They also eat pellets and flakes, right?
umm, These were more like razor sharp canine looking teeth o.O

[MLBfan]

Maybe it was a carnivorous pleco such as a golden nugget... According to this http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/pleco/goldennugget.php it could reach that size

[LivebearersFTW]

Maybe it was a carnivorous pleco such as a golden nugget... According to this http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/pleco/goldennugget.php it could reach that size

IDK what it was; but that would make sense, it being carnivorous. its was pretty terrorfiing to see a plec that big WITH TEETH :ssuprised:

[MLBfan]

PICS OF PLECO TEETH, MAY BE A LITTLE SCARY

did it look like
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Panaque_teeth.jpg
Or this (this photo creeps me out)http://www.piranha-info.com/images/L097_01.jpg

[LivebearersFTW]

definately the top and not expecting the pics i about jumpped out of my seat TYVM. lol :ssuprised:

[MLBfan]

Added a little warning at top for anyone who does not want to see pleco teeth, they are a little scary-looking:14:

Edit: Here's the site the pic is from http://fishindex.blogspot.com/2008/07/gold-royal-pleco.html

Panaque nigrolineatus is the name.

[LivebearersFTW]

lol ya those pics aren't for the faint of heart =P

[ElizabethJKR]

Those pictures are pretty awesome. :):hmm3grin2orange: