One of my piranhas has lost some teeth, I dont know how, probably fighting. Do they grow back? I would think they would.
Piranha teeth.
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You know one of my favorite piranhas in my tank had the same thing happen about a year and a half ago, I call him FANG because it made the other teeth around where he lost a few really stick out. But you know what. . . THEY NEVER GREW BACK!!! I am still watiing . . . . . he has grown about three or four inches since then and his lip and teeth never got better. I thought they would but finally concluded that if the mouth area gets damaged below the teeth line then well their Screwed!! I am saying this from personal experience not opinion but i think that once they loose them like that they never grow back the other ones around them kind-of fill in to do the jog of the missing teeth. Sorry man but i wish you and your fish all the luck.
well his lip and mouth arnt damaged, the teeth just arnt there anymore. I am really not sure how it happened.
Piranha shed their teeth in a similar fashion to sharks (the dont have the rows of teeth like sharks do however). When I had my Ps in a bare bottom tank Id find their shed teeth all the time and I have a shot glass full of them!
thanks for the answer guys, I am so glad they grow them back. I guess I just have to wait now. Thanks again.
JD7.62;553646; said:
exactly all the p's i owned did this and they shed a few at a time and they grew back pretty quickly