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Effortless Live Fish Cleaning: Get Sparkling White Sing, Magur, Koi in Minutes!
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News18•29-09-2026, 11:14
Effortless Live Fish Cleaning: Get Sparkling White Sing, Magur, Koi in Minutes!
- •To clean Sing fish, use salt to deactivate them, then soak in turmeric and vinegar for 30 minutes.
- •For Magur fish, apply a paste of raw papaya peel and leave for 15 minutes, then gently rub.
- •To descale Shol fish, rub them on a grinding stone or use the blunt side of a knife or boti.
- •Soak Koi fish in vinegar or salt and lemon juice for 15 minutes to soften scales and remove slipperiness.
- •When handling Sing fish, apply ash to your hands and hold the fish by pulling the back of its neck to avoid stings.
Key Questions Answered
To clean live Sing fish, sprinkle salt in a bowl of fish and close it for 5 minutes. After cutting off the thorns, fins, and gills, add more salt, turmeric, and half a cup of vinegar, cover for 30 minutes, and wash three times to make the fish sparkling white.
You can clean Magur fish by applying a blend of raw papaya peel paste onto the fish, leaving it for 15 minutes, and then gently rubbing it until the fish becomes sparkling clean.
Soak Koi fish in a bowl of water mixed with a little vinegar for 15 minutes to soften the scales and remove slipperiness, or alternatively rub salt and lemon juice on them. Once softened, rub a spoon from the tail towards the head to remove the scales.
