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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Monday, August 11, 2008

Pictures of Garra Rufa on Websites

I know! I know!, i need better pictures on my website, but what can I do, cant afford an expensive camera:) Will try to get a friend to come help me take some better pictures.

Been surfing the web, looking for more websites on Garra Rufa and I came to realise, that many of those websites offering Garra Rufa, in fact dont even have pictures of the real fish. Some of the pictures of the fishes in the spa, if you look closely are pictures of Chin Chin from China.

There has been a sudden interest in Garra Rufa, and judging from the emails I have been getting, there are lots of you who want these fishes either for a spa business or for your own homes. I am sorry that I cannot meet the demand currently as there are too many people and not enough fishes. We are still increasing our production every month, so hopefully we will be able to supply more soon.

Those wanting to purchase Garra Rufa, a word of caution, there are many people passing off other fishes as Garra Rufa, so please buy from someone you can trust. You will end up having to replace the fishes later if you have not gotten the correct fish.

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Are You Paying For Garra Rufa?

Recently with the shortage of Garra Rufa in the market, there are exporters who are offering fishes at much lower prices but please do check to determine that you are in fact buying and getting the Garra Rufa. Some exporters who dont have the Garra Rufa will supply you fishes that they term as "Spa Fish", which can range from a number of different fish breeds. Some costs as low as USD0.20 each. So please becareful when purchasing.

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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

Adult Garra Rufa

Chin Chin

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