Do baby pbass have sharp teeth?

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Came down stair this morning to find the remaining (rear) half of a 2.5"-3" chinese algae eater (CAE) on the bottom :( It looks like a very clean chop from piranha teeth, but there's no piranha or pacu in the tank. Local residents are: 4 clown loaches (2.5"-4"), 2 fat yoyo loaches (2.5"), 3 tin foil barbs (2.5"), another CAE (2.5") AND two pbass (1 at 2.5" and the another one at 3").

I really think the bigger pbass did it. BUT I didn't think that it could chop the CAE in half like that. I've always thought pbass would swallow whole instead of chewing. What do you all think? I think I'm going to remove the smaller fish at 2.5" from the tank now. There are hiding places, but the pbass can get in there too as they're not that big yet.

I was running late for work, or I'd take picture for reference...
 
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