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	bala shark teeth?
bayara Hobbyist Posts: 139 Kudos: 117 Votes: 14 Registered: 30-Aug-2004	do bala sharks have teeth? when i feed them they make a sound like gravel being thrown into an aquarium full of water. and it's loud! you can hear it all the way across the living room!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	Having Bala sharks myself I defintely understand what you mean. I read on some web site a while back that the noise you hear an almost clicking type noise is caused by the bala sharks ability to dislocate its lower jaw while feeding. Not really sure if this is true though just something I read on the web.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Cichlid Keeper is right. Its the lower jaw being dislocated and snapped back in to take in large peices of food. I have heard Balas also do this at night to communicate with one another, i have never heard mine "talk" at night though to each other. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
bayara Hobbyist Posts: 139 Kudos: 117 Votes: 14 Registered: 30-Aug-2004	yeah... i only hear them when they're feeding so it must be the jaw. thanks!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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