Something wrong w/ my ATF?

[hemptation88]

My 5in Atf looks lik its teeth are are gone and its only got white stubs now, wtf is going on??

 

[guppy]

Has it been biting stuff in the tank? like rocks,heaters?

 

[R1_Ridah]

Probably banged himself on the sidwalls of your tank. They'll grow back. Pretty common with ATF's.

What do you feed him ? if you feed him feeders and depending on the size of your tank he probably bangs himself on the walls when he chases them...

 

[tigerfangs]

Calm down, this is totally normal. They are the only fish that I am aware of that periodically (monthly to bi-monthly) changes ALL its teeth at the same time. They will all fall out and be replaced within a couple of days. If they are all gone and you can already see white stubs, it means that the new ones are pushing the surface and will be perfect in a day or two. It may not be particularly hungry until this tooth replacement process is near complete. Good to see that you are alert to changes in your fish.

 

[guppy]

Very cool and good to know, I got a mental picture of little fishy dentures.

 

[DAZZA]

I remember when my ATF's teeth appeared to go missing. As tigerfangs said, they'll grow back. Look after that baby, they are awesome fish!!!
Ta.

 

[hemptation88]

thats good to hear that they will grow back it just wuldnt have been the same w/ out teeth. do they grow back any bigger?

 

[tigerfangs]

Yes, that is one of the reasons they replace their teeth. Teeth don't grow as the fish does, so they do come in a little bit bigger each time, but it may or may not be noticable.