MY GARRA RUFA, DR FISH, SPA FISH

Greetings to all. My name is wang and I am from, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I have set up this site dedicated to my interest in the Doctor Fish also known as Garra Rufa, Kangal Fish, and Nibble Fish. My purpose for setting up this site is to share my personal experience with these special fishes, as they have come to provide me with many hours of enjoyment.

I purchase my first batch of fishes in October 2007. The fishes were probably about 5-6 months old when i first got them from my local fish importer who initially imported them from Germany. In January 2008, I got my first batch of babies and up to today, they have not stopped breeding!

Important Announcement

It has come to my attention that a party (I already have an idea who you are!) is impersonating me on a particular website, (which I shall not mention as this would give them free publicity) and is openly criticizing other spa operators and other types of spa fishes. He or she has also cut information which I have posted here and used those comments as their own. So as not to create any friction between any party, I have decided to stop and withdrawal comments made on other types of fishes which are being use as replacements for Garra Rufa and allow the consumers themselves to source for information as I would not allow my website to be use for personal attacks on any party. Thank you

ADULT GARRA RUFA

I have started commercial breeding of the Garra Rufa in April 2008 and I am happy to inform that I can supply commercial numbers of Garra Rufa for fish spas or aquarium trade. The current prices are as below :

1,000 - 2,999 pieces Please email for price

3,000 - 4,999 pieces Please email for price

5,000 pieces and above Please email for price

For larger orders or sizes, please e-mail for price.

I regret to inform that currently I cannot export numbers below 1,000 pieces.

For other business opportunities please contact me at the email below.

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Eggs Again Part 5??

Today I notice more eggs but the numbers are smaller and the size of the eggs are smaller too, they must be from the smaller females that I have just included in my breeding tank. The females have just started breeding so the number of eggs and the size of the eggs will increase gradually. The pond breeding is progressing pretty well too as we noticed baby fishes yesterday, hopefully the number of babies will increase further.

12:21 pm cst

Monday, May 26, 2008

Eggs Again Today & Yesterday!

Hi everyone, just another quick update. Changed my breeding technique and its proving to be very successful. I am getting eggs nearly everyday now and they hatch by the 3rd day. Now running out of space again. Luckly my new racks will be ready this week, which means more space for the babies. This week alone, another few hundred babies were added to my stock. Looks like in another month or so, will have larger numbers to supply to those who are interested in buying.

2:34 pm cst

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Eggs Eggs Eggs Part 3

Found another whole bunch of eggs this morning and was happily removing them from the main tank to the baby breed out tank. Counted about 100 eggs. Looks like in 2-3 days more babies will be swimming around in my baby tank. :) Hopefully the adult fishes will remain happy and continue producing more eggs. Have to start preparing my tanks again. Its a lot of work, caring for them, but its worth the effort seeing the parents breed and the babies growing up.

11:32 pm cst

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

More Garra Rufa Eggs!

My previous batch of Garra Rufa eggs hatched after two to three days and now I have approximately 100 babies swimming around in my tank. Yesterday I got another batch of eggs, approximately 100 eggs and fingers cross I might have more babies in another day or so. The adult Garra Rufa seems to be so happy in my tank and are consistently breeding. I will have more fishes available for sale soon.

12:07 am cst

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Garra Rufa Eggs!

My new discovery just this morning, Garra Rufa Eggs! For the first time I get to see the eggs! Am so excited. Took them out from the main tank. There should be atleast 200-300 eggs. I have put them in an empty tank and run an air line. Hope I can get them to hatch. Updates soon.

12:25 pm cst

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I guess every one have been to the many web sites dedicated to the Garra Rufa. When I first got interested in these fishes, searching the internet was so so confusing. There were so many pictures and descriptions of fishes. Different people were claiming their fish to be the Dr. Fish. I got so confused, but with the proper help from my local fish importer and hours of searching on the internet, I managed to determine that the species purchased from Germany was indeed the Dr. Fish. There are so many fakes going around, and so many varieties of this fish, that many look so similar to the real Garra Rufa. One needs to be careful when purchasing. For those who want compare the different pictures of the various Garras, do check out this website : http://www.loaches.com/species-index/pictorial-species-search-index/garra-species

I became fascinated with these fishes on my first trip to a Fish Spa in Singapore. Normally, fishes would run away when humans are around, but with Dr. Fish, once you immerse your hands or feet into the water, you get hundreds of these little fishes swimming towards you. At first I have to admit, I was a bit hesitant, especially when i watched in horror as the hundreds of fishes swam towards my feet! At the beginning, it was so ticklish, I was so close to biting my tongue off, but being a guy, had to act macho in front of my girlfriend and the ladies at the spa!

Breeding Garra Rufa- From my observations, my Garra have started breeding after approximately 7 - 8 months. My set-up is as follows : A 4 feet aquarium with coral pieces to stabilize the ph of the water at approximately ph 7. Approximately 30 pieces of Garra, no particular ratio between males and females as I am still not able to 100% distinguish the males from the females, only that the females have a rounder stomach when they are pregnant. I feed them twice a day, and they just about eat any food, flakes, pellets, etc. I do water change once a week, approximately 15%. I am told that they are egg scatterers but till today, I have not seen or noticed any eggs. It might be that they are just too small. I only notice Baby Garra swimming in my tank. New Babies would appear weekly. I would catch the babies out, to avoid the parents eating them.

Thanks for visiting.

For local sales, pond and tank design, please contact :

TAMAN DESA AQUARIUM
41a, Jalan Desa Bakti,
Off Jalan Kelang Lama,
Taman Desa,
58100 Kuala Lumpur

Elvin Saw/Annie
+6012-6810863

For email enquiries, please email to :

ewwang@gmail.com

1-2 Months Old Baby Garra Rufa

2 - 4 Weeks Old Baby Garra Rufa

Young Adults

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Please get in touch with any comments or reactions to my site.
ewwang@gmail.com