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GARRA RUFA fish spa foot pedicure craze...!!


Jamesy

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Just got one of these in my salon and tried it for the first time last night...

 

The initial feeling is very wierd but after a minute it is alright and afterwars your feet feel great!!!

 

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Anyone else tried it yet? Seems like its a new craze to sweep the UK at the moment :search:

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How many fish do you have in the tank? I've often wondered - do you need some kind of extra training in fish welfare or do you just buy the tank and fish and get on with it? Does the water in the tank get changed?

 

I've currently got 58 fish (random number i know)....but ive just bought another 50. You should have between 75-100 for a single foot spa, obviously the more you have the better end result of the treatment.

 

We change the water every day to keep it clean and the fish healthy, just about a 15-20% water change. I own tropical fish at home so have that experience, and these are quite low maintenance (as long as my staff keep loking after them properly!) :)

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Haha look like you're enjoying that mate! I've got tickly feet though so knowing my luck I'd end up squishing some fish or booting a hole in the side of the tank :D

 

Don't get me wrong. I wad laughing my head off. The little buggers were in-between my toes. At one point I nearly did boot a hole in the tank. Reflex action. Lol

 

It really it great though, relaxing and feet felt brilliant after it. :)

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There's a few salons that do it down here and it's commonplace back where my family is in Malaysia.

 

The places around here are being looked at though due to health concerns, i.e. quality of water for people (more than the fish) and also the possibility to spread diseases/verrucas etc.

 

How much drink do we have to ply you with to try dunking your face in?

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My sister and I went before on a groupon deal - £9 for 20 mins I think - and I liked it, only you were sitting right in the middle of the Gyle shopping centre in Edinburgh so felt a bit conspicuous and it wasn't that relaxing!

 

Would go back, but to a salon/spa instead! It does kind of gross me out a bit putting your feet in the same water loads of other people's feet have been in, but I managed to get over that since I guess they don't allow diseased feet in. :-p

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There's a few salons that do it down here and it's commonplace back where my family is in Malaysia.

 

The places around here are being looked at though due to health concerns, i.e. quality of water for people (more than the fish) and also the possibility to spread diseases/verrucas etc.

 

How much drink do we have to ply you with to try dunking your face in?

 

My sister and I went before on a groupon deal - £9 for 20 mins I think - and I liked it, only you were sitting right in the middle of the Gyle shopping centre in Edinburgh so felt a bit conspicuous and it wasn't that relaxing!

 

Would go back, but to a salon/spa instead! It does kind of gross me out a bit putting your feet in the same water loads of other people's feet have been in, but I managed to get over that since I guess they don't allow diseased feet in. :-p

 

This is exactly what we found people dont want to do this while sat in the shop window on display!! We have ours tucked away in the backwash area.

 

With regards to dirty water/spreading germs etc.... we get clients to put their feet in a warm foot bowl for 5 mins to wash away any oils, creams, dirt etc... we then make sure no verrucas and away you go!

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With regards to dirty water/spreading germs etc.... we get clients to put their feet in a warm foot bowl for 5 mins to wash away any oils, creams, dirt etc... we then make sure no verrucas and away you go!

 

Your method sounds a lot more thorough than the one at XFeet - they basically just schoosh your feet with some disinfectant stuff (or liquid fish food, it's hard to tell) and off you go... Not that reassuring!

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I've currently got 58 fish (random number i know)....but ive just bought another 50. You should have between 75-100 for a single foot spa, obviously the more you have the better end result of the treatment.

 

We change the water every day to keep it clean and the fish healthy, just about a 15-20% water change. I own tropical fish at home so have that experience, and these are quite low maintenance (as long as my staff keep loking after them properly!) :)

 

Good thing its only a little bit of water everyday, can imagine how stressful it would be for the fish

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