They are known most commonly as doctor fish and sometimes,
nibble fish, because of their unique talent of gently nibbling away dry skin.
Garra rufa fish, which are about the size of minnows are known as doctor or
nibble fish. They suck and nibble away at dead and dry skin, leaving your feet feel refreshed and silky smooth.
What they say Garra Rufa fish, otherwise known as Doctor Fish,
Nibble Fish and Little Dermatologists, are tiny fish used widely in feet therapy in China and South East Asia to remove dead skin and help with skin complaints.
Q: What is the name of the
nibble fish used at Doctor Fish?
But the fish in question, called garra rufa fish, doctor fish and sometimes even
nibble fish have a taste for dead skin.
SOMETIMES known as doctor fish,
nibble fish, or less flatteringly as the reddish log sucker, garra rufa live in water around 40c, a temperature at which few other things flourish.