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18-02-2007, 10:56 PM | #1 |
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Blood Parrot/ King Kong Parrot Mouths
Just to share the various parrot mouth shape
Most normal bp got triangle mouth Cant close and cant bite. Just bump around and perhaps scratch other fishes. Smiling Mouth Seen in some kkp and some normal bp Cannot fully close and cant bite. Just bump around and perhaps scratch other fishes. Can see the teeth? But cant bite |
18-02-2007, 10:57 PM | #2 |
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Close Mouth
Can bite you and other fishes because the mouth can close. Cant bite, can bite, can bite. When i free i try to take better pics of smiling mouths. But I hope this thread shows clearly why some parrot fish cant cause much damage to tank mates, due to the shape and restriction of bite of their mouth. IIf this is not logic then i do not know what is logic. The mouth shape of this hybrid cichlid is another aspects which drives cichlid purists mad as well. |
04-03-2007, 07:38 PM | #3 |
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Great info!
the closed mouth type can wreak havoc in the comm.. esp when fighting for heriachy... |
04-03-2007, 07:39 PM | #4 |
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some ppl say i no logic, when i say smiling mouth and open mouth dun cause much damage to tank mate compare to close mouth...
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04-03-2007, 07:42 PM | #5 |
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open mouth variety...
when they fight.. at most a bit of scratches.. can see the 'beak' area.. turn a bit white.. but when the closed mouth type.. its a typical cichlid mouth tug of war.... |
05-03-2007, 12:06 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for your info.
Your logic definitely make sense. Once I was "attacked" by a open mouth parrot. He was like pushing his mouth on my hand. Can feel its teeth but not much damage done unlike those closed mouth parrots. Bitten by closed mouth parrot will left a long scratch marks machiam like Jaws. |
05-03-2007, 02:06 AM | #7 |
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Thanks alot for the Info and picture , i think it sounds logic too... close mouth will bite and smiling mouth will bump or at most cause some scratches.
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12-03-2007, 08:25 PM | #8 |
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got logic
though i still couldnt differentiate between KKP and BP when they are still young |
12-03-2007, 09:10 PM | #9 |
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wow.. great info.
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12-03-2007, 11:15 PM | #10 |
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