One didn’t make it ;o(
Saturday, October 25th, 2008Last Sunday saw the death of the first fish …. it had showed symptoms for many days like not eating, staying away from the rest, etc, etc. Guess the idea of having to eat dead skin, separated from the love ones in its birth place in China and kept locked up in a small aquarium is too much for it to take. Bye bye little fishy ;o(
After observing the 2 types of fishes for a few weeks now, what I can summarize …
| First Batch (aka cheaper Spa Fish) |
Second Batch (aka real Garra Rufa) |
| Lie idle on the aquarium floor or wall most of the time. | Hyperactive fishes swimming constantly and like to rub into and annoy the first batch |
| Overall silver in colour with a strong line running from the tip of the mouth to the tail | Darker grey in colour with a small dot at the tail |
| Faster to approach when you put your hands in the water. Probably because it didn’t get to eat when fed due to the more aggressive second batch | A bit scarry cat. The smaller ones has tendency to come first while the bigger ones will swim around with occasional attack or nibble |
| Body is long and sleek. They are also more flexible when it comes to manouvering in between the toes | Body resembles a small koi fish with a little bump behind the head and little “whiskers” on the mouth. It is also a bit rounder as compared to the first batch. |
Top - Unknown type of Spa Fish
Bottom - The infamous Garra Rufa
