This Goldfish Got Braces on Its Fish Face Made From a Credit Card

The first question to surface in most readers' minds after digesting that headline may well have been, "Do goldfish even have teeth?"

In fact they do. They have tiny, molar-like teeth in their tiny throats. That's not where Mr. Hot Wing — orthodontic marvel of the aquatic world — got his custom fish braces, though. As Mashable reported, the pioneering goldfish was recently outfitted with a special device to keep his mouth open. 

It sits on his face, outside of his little fish lips, so really, it's more like headgear. But, semantics — the point is that Mr. Hot Wing, whom Mashable reports was born without a bottom jaw bone — can now eat and breathe without issue, thanks to the ingenious Dr. Brian Palmeiro at Lehigh Valley Veterinary Dermatology in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Palmeiro crafted the braces from a piece of credit card and installed them on the fish's face for about $150. 

Even for the smallest of creatures, orthodontia comes with a hefty price tag. 

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