Fish That Treats Human Skin Conditions

[Gill]

Saw these fish on a holiday program late 1 night(couldn't Sleep).

Cant remember what they were caled or where they were.

A Natural Hot Spring somewhere either in Pakistan or the Middle East.
It has a Temple built around it.

Program showed hundreds of people queing to be treated by these fish(Excema,Scoriosis etc). I think they were a kind of loricadae?.
People were sitting in the hot springs and the fish were all over them eating eating away the bad skin. From what the guide was saying these fish secrete a film on the skin as they eat and it treats the skin condition to an extent that 1 visit is enough and the Skin Condition Never Comes back.

Then they showed people eating them alive wrapped in a "Parshaad" (Asain Communion). said to cure alot of ailments.

Just thought it was interesting.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Garra.... Hang on, can't think off the top of my head.
Gara rufa. That's the one.

Plenty on Google about them, fairly interesting read.

 

[Gill]

Garra.... Hang on, can't think off the top of my head.
Gara rufa. That's the one.

Plenty on Google about them, fairly interesting read.

That was quick, and yep thats them . Pity the site is down, will try reading it Later.