Just got bit by 18" Silver Arowana, Pictures

[urboyjay682]

i think i wouldve killed that aro...maybe thats just me lol

 

[fatalfury]

that's a good sign. your aro really loves you, he just kissed you, didn't mean to hurt you.

 

[Yuan Hao Ma]

that aro just showed that it likes you!
how long have you had it for?

 

[Pomatomus]

Arowanas are in the family Osteoglossidae, which roughly translates to "bony tongues". That's what got you.

 

[Retuks]

I was just feeling the heat of my fish tank and felt a piercing sensation in my hand by small teeth. Do Arowana's even have teeth? I've never seen pictures but I felt the sensation.

As you can see in the picture:

My middle finger has two small cuts in a parallel line

My index finger has five small cuts in a parallel line

no i wouldn't call them "teeth". but the outter rim of a silver arowana's mouth has a gripping/serrated texture that acts as teeth. its more of a rough oral "tred" than teeth.

for comparison, look at Jardinis. they have actual teeth that grow out to the sides and in the mouth.

 

[masterbaker]

wow. thats sucks, i use to let my baby ones bite my fingers all the time but now i dont think i wanna do taht

 

[GinBlack]

Yeah they have teeth! I can see her teeth when she swims by!

 

[Retuks]

Yeah they have teeth! I can see her teeth when she swims by!

your looking at his chapped mouth. they got serrated oral rims that act as gripping teeth but i wouldn't say teeth more than just a really jagged substitute.

 

[Hao]

gratz man ur lucky ur silver didnt use full force lmao

 

[trojan09]

I thought this thread said "Just got hit by a 18" Silver Aro". I was thinking, damn it jumped and hit you AND you have pics, lol.