Fish Pedicure
- 17 October 2011 16:58131914I've got to admit to this, whilst in Liverpool a few weeks past, I treated myself to a fish pedicure by having my feet attacked and eaten by a ravenous shoal of Piranahs
Okay I admit it, I am over exaggerating a bit, they weren't Piranahs but around 200 Garra Rufa (also known as Dr Fish or Cleaner Fish) and take note Guys and Gals, it was well worth it! After having my tootsies nibbled for half an hour which tickled at first, but after a while just a pleasing sensation whilst I sat back and relaxed for the rest of the session. My feet have never been this smooth even after hours of pumicing and scrubbing away with 'wet 'an dry
The group of delegates who were with me at the start, but bottled out and went to the pub instead, saw my plates of meat after being gnawed wished they had stuck it out
Go for it 
- 17 October 2011 17:15131921No-fin doing.Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
- 17 October 2011 17:17131922We passed a place in Hythe the other day which gave this service but my hubby was not taking the bait ! It sounds good.---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 17 October 2011 17:28131925I notice a state of the art business catering for fishy tootsie removal next to McD's in Folkestone.
Hythe! Very apt, not a sideline at the Hythe Bay Fish Restaurant, though on second thoughts ..... - 17 October 2011 17:30131927all sounds like a load of codswallop to me.
- 17 October 2011 17:41131932Did you have to perch on a bream or did they give you a chair?If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
- 17 October 2011 17:45131935Groupon website has a special offer on it. Get your skates on!I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
- 17 October 2011 17:48131938these fish jokes are chronic, i cannot salmon up the enthuiasm for any more.
- 17 October 2011 17:51131940Come on Howard you are usually the life and sole of the forum!I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
- 17 October 2011 18:10131949No need to go any further than Dover High Street to experience this. There is a place which offers this fish pedicure up near the turnoff to Tower Hamlets. I think it's called Bliss!!!
- 17 October 2011 18:22131950I've had fish pedicures a couple of times, the first time was about a year ago when I asked to do a magazine article about them (identities removed.)
This is what I wrote: I'm always up for trying out anything new and interesting so I jumped at the chance to experience a fish pedicure at XYZ in ABC. Yes that's right I said fish, or to be more precise Garra Rufa fish. They are a small fresh water species native to the Middle East and sometimes called Doctor fish. Basically you take a seat, submerge your feet in a warm tank of water which is continually pumped through a filtration system and ultraviolet sterilises. Lots of tiny fish nibble away any dead skin leaving feet smooth and soft. They don't have teeth so they don't bite; they simply snack on dead skin cells.
When I first told my friends where I was going I had the usual jokes - "good cod", "it's a load of carp", "I'd try it too just for the halibut"- and so it went on!
Once you are past the initial 'what am I doing/this is weird/it tickles' 30 second mark it's actually very relaxing. I love reflexology and though this is very different, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It feels like fine vibrations over your feet and is apparently helpful for conditions like eczema and psoriasis. Some people prefer not to watch the fish do their stuff so they read or use their laptops but I was completely fascinated. 30 minutes later my feet emerged feeling baby soft. It definitely warranted a 10/10 and I can't wait to do it again.
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
17 October 2011 18:51131958'allo somthing fishy going on here,wouldnt you shrimp and prawn it.
