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Friday, January 23, 2009
A NEW YEAR!Hi everyone. I have been busy with my breeding programme as I have added many more fishes to
our breeding stock. We are in the midst of expanding our facility. We also have been busy with consulting and
building some spas in Malaysia and also in Thailand. Sorry for all those who have written to me, I still owe you
some quotations, my partner has come down dengue and has been out of action for about 1 weeks now. He is finally up and running
and is working on the quotations and designs as I am typing this. Its going to be Chinese New Year soon, so I am taking this
opportunity to wish all our customers Happy Chinese New Year and lot of good fortune for the year ahead!cheers....
12:13 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.
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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

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| 1-2 Months Old Baby Garra Rufa |

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| 2 - 4 Weeks Old Baby Garra Rufa |

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| Young Adults |

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| Adult Garra Rufa |

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| Chin Chin |
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