We went to Jack's Fish Foot Spa on Sunday to experience the little Garra Rufa (or Doctor Fish) nibbling on the dead skin of our feet, giving us a pedicure and massage and leaving us with feet so soft and radiant, it would make more sense to put our footsies on display for everyone to stroke and admire rather than have to cover them up in socks and boots. Sacrilege I say!
This is what the little fish look like
These cute little fish occur in the river basins of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. They feed only on dead skin, just like combfish, leaving the healthy skin behind to grow.
When we first put our feet into the small tanks (each with over 200 fish), the Gurra Rufa immediately swarmed our feet. It was so ticklish! We couldn't stop grinning with delight. After a while we got more used to the soft sucking of their mouths and the gentle tickling of their (pectoral?) fins. Each little fish came in for a nibble, then swam off and returned a bit later. With so many fish coming and going it felt like our feet were vibrating - tiny little electrical currents running through our feet. It felt amazing, almost like when you hold your feet over the bubbles in a jacuzzi.
This is Mr Fluff, served up as breakfast
I hope that one day we will be able to go for a full body treatment, just like this
It was an amazing, fun experience, and I highly recommend it!
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