Buy Garra Rufa Fish

Appearance and way of life of the Garra Rufa fish

• If you are interested in buying Garra Rufa fish, you will find small, inconspicuous animals in the water basin. In contrast to other, popular aquarium fish, they do not catch the eye with their bright colors and special body structures, but have inconspicuous, green-brownish to gray scales. Only the caudal fin is reddish in color.
• The animals, also known as kangal fish, belong to the group of schooling fish and can reach a length of 15 cm when fully grown. If you want to keep these aquatic animals, you should take into account that they can live up to seven years.
• It is interesting to know that Garra Rufa fish, like other carp-like fish, have a protruding mouth and can recognize small barbels. The jaw has no teeth, as these are located on the pharynx, a structure that belongs to the gill arch skeleton.
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Take into account the characteristics of the fish when buying

• If you decide to buy Garra Rufa fish, you should take into account that their natural habitat is in Turkey and Central Asia and therefore they are only found in the warm water feel good up to a temperature of 28 ° C. For you, this means that you have to equip your aquarium with a heater that is constantly switched on. The animals tolerate temperature drops of up to 3 ° C at night.
• Please note that the kangal fish belong to the schooling fish and are therefore kept in a species-appropriate group of eight to ten animals. Accordingly, you should set up an aquarium that can hold at least 400 liters of water for the adult school of fish.


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• You should especially keep an eye on the water values ​​in order to enable the aquatic animals to lead a healthy life and should therefore correspond to the waters of origin. Your carp fish need a pH value between 6.5 and 7.5, the nitrite value must not exceed 0.25 mg / l and the nitrate value 100 mg / l. If the values ​​are higher, you must change the water immediately.
• Take into account that the Garra Rufa fish can always eat, although they should be full after feeding. Do not let this behavior seduce you into constantly supplying your aquarium inhabitants with food. These animals can also be overweight and become sick and die as a result.
• It is interesting for you to know that the water dwellers were discovered for cosmetic and therapeutic applications through their feeding behavior. They have adopted the quality of approaching people without fear in order to absorb loosened and upper layers of skin. This includes, for example, the removal of horny layers or the treatment of psoriasis.
• Be aware that public health authorities warn that kangalfish treatment can lead to bacterial infections. It can particularly affect people with a weakened immune system. However, medical treatment with these animals is possible because, like leeches, they are considered medicinal products. However, this requires a permit and can only be carried out by alternative practitioners and doctors.
• It is important to know that the kangal fish are also protected by the Animal Welfare Act. This means that they should not be subjected to suffering, pain or harm without cause. Therefore, the water dwellers should not constantly live in bathing temperatures of over 32 ° C in order to prevent stress. In addition, it should be ensured that the animals have a regeneration phase of at least one month at a species-appropriate water temperature after treatment for the same length of time.
• If you would like to use the fish commercially for cosmetic applications, you will find out that you will not receive a permit from the responsible authorities for this. Importing the animals from Turkey is also prohibited, but you can buy them for your aquarium stock from breeders, in pet shops or in internet shops.