Small hairs on my clown pleco.

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xshainax
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Small hairs on my clown pleco.

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I have seen small hairs on my clown pleco and I was wondering what they were. Only thing I could find remotely close is something called odontoidal growth but it said its only on the tail but Fred is hairy all over.
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Re: Small hairs on my clown pleco.

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Yup, they're odontodes. They grow just about all over the body in male clown plecs.
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Re: Small hairs on my clown pleco.

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Suckermouth wrote:Yup, they're odontodes. They grow just about all over the body in male clown plecs.
Good I thought I was going crazy lol
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