On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:16:32 EDT, Derek Broughton
wrote:

What? "Small, toothless, carp" is practically a synonym for Goldfish.
Haven't you ever had them nibbling at you while working in the pond? I'
m
only astonished by what people will actually pay good money for...

The correct fish is a garra rufa. (Gosh knows what they're using in
Seattle... visualize eastsider rolling eyes about the westside of her
state.) ;-)

From: http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat...edicures_N.htm
Ho said the hot water in which the fish thrive doesn't support much plant
or aquatic life, so they learned to feed on whatever food sources were
available — including dead, flaking skin. They leave live skin alone
because, without teeth, they can't bite it off.

Or you can watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6IpcWRlp78

Course communal pools are frown upon because the fish tend to cluster to
whomever has the feet with the most food. ;-) ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us