Have you ever been to a hot spring and experienced the kind of service that allows small fish to eat the skin of your feet?Do you feel that it is a feeling of comfort and enjoyment, or a feeling of fear and disgust?
Did you know that those "hot spring fish" that love to eat the skin of their feet are actually a terrifying carnivorous maniac that can gnaw not only your dead skin, but also your flesh, or even the whole fish?
The true identity of the hot spring fish
The real identity of the hot spring fish is a fish known as the star fish, which is not a wild species, but a new breed that has been bred through artificial breeding using the male and local tropical fish females.
This process is aimed at creating special fish species that are adapted to the hot spring environment. Usually only 2 to 4 centimeters long, the starfish is shaped like a small earthworm and has a variety of attractive colors such as red, yellow, and white.
These hot spring fish are extremely heat-tolerant and can survive in a variety of environments, including hot spring water, artificially heated water, and brackish freshwater. Their adaptability is what makes them the reason for their nickname "hot spring fish".
These fish are usually able to survive and thrive in the water temperature range between 25 and 40.
Hot spring fish are omnivorous and feed mainly on zooplankton. However, when they face food shortages, they exhibit an interesting property of eating the dead skin of human feet.
This makes the hot spring fish an ideal choice for fish spa services at spa halls and foot spa shops. By cleansing the cuticles of the feet, the hot spring fish offers guests a unique beauty and wellness experience.
Overall, the identity of the hot spring fish is not mysterious, but the result of scientific research and artificial cultivation. This unique species of fish plays a special role in human society, providing a pleasant way for people to enjoy beauty and wellness.
Hot spring fish may seem docile, but they hide amazing lethality. Although they have no teeth, their mouths are filled with tiny tooth-like protrusions that act like a file and can easily peel away layers of prey's flesh.
This unique mouth structure gives them excellent nibbling ability, capable of nibbling a small fish in minutes, leaving only a bare skeleton.
In order to reduce costs, some irresponsible fish spas may use other fish to pass off as hot spring fish, such as juvenile tilapia fish, which have teeth and are more painful to bite.
This substitution increases the discomfort of the guest while enjoying the fish treatment, making the otherwise relaxing treatment even more painful.
What's more, in order to increase the appetite of the hot spring fish and attract more customers, some fish spa shops deliberately do not provide enough food to the hot spring fish, leaving them in a state of starvation.
In this case, the hot spring fish will go even more frantically to gnaw on the skin and even the flesh of the guest's feet. For those guests who may have wounds or illnesses, being bitten by a hot spring fish can lead to the spread of infection or disease, posing a greater health risk.
These phenomena reveal the negative aspects of hot spring fish as a ** that, despite its mild appearance, can be harmful to the body of its guests.
This also calls for stricter regulation of the fish therapy industry to ensure that the health and safety of guests are protected while providing curative effects. Although the hot spring fish is the king of the water, its amazing lethality should be moderately restrained in human society.
Conclusion
They are a very interesting and scary creature that can gnaw on your dead skin, as well as your flesh or even a whole fish.
Their true identity is a hybrid starfish, which is characterized by being extremely heat-tolerant and able to survive in hot water. Their lethality is staggering, and their mouths have many tooth-like protrusions that strip the layers of meat from their prey.
They allow us to see the diversity and wonder of life, and also make us curious and wary of the world in the water.