took ivy and ian to qian hu fish farm at jalan lekar to have a go at the fish spa. ivy and ian paid $10 each to 'feed' the fish. since they went there in slippers, there was no need for them to use their slippers. the towel for cleaning and drying the feet after the spa session was provided free- of-charge.
qiah hu, which started with one circular pond, now has two ponds for this purpose. the original pond is filled with the toothless garra rufa but the other pond has other much bigger fish, some as large as 22cm. some of the fish look like barbs.
initially, ivy felt ticklish and kept lifting her two feet out of the water. after sometime, she got used to the sensation and felt quite comfortable letting the fish nibble at her dead skin. she stayed at the same pond and same spot for the entire session whereas ian transferred his feet to the other pond during the last ten minutes.
he compared the pleasant sensation of being nibbled by the bigger fish as being sucked by some miniature vacuum cleaners. however, when it comes to doing what they are advertised to do, he thinks that the smaller garra rufa are more effective.
i did not like the idea of fish tickling me so i did not give the fish a taste of me. for senior citizens, there is a concession rate of $5 for a half-hour session.
