Gary the greedy gourami takes a break from eating KitKats 
By Fred Attewill UK Source: metro 7/31/2011
Fred Attewill
Credit: PA
No wonder Gary the greedy gourami fish looks down in the mouth… his keepers have stopped him eating his favourite food – KitKats.

Staff at the Sea Life London Aquarium were baffled by his refusal to feed, until they learned he had been brought up on the snack. So the team stuffed crushed KitKat pieces inside grapes to tempt the 4kg (8.8lb) giant to change his diet. ‘I have never heard of a fish being fed chocolate, let alone being brought up entirely on the stuff,’ said Gary’s handler, Rebecca Carter.
 

‘Gouramis usually eat a diet of fruit but Gary doesn’t appear to have suffered any ill effects from his chocolate addiction. ‘However, we would not recommend feeding fish confectionery of any kind.’ Behind Gary’s plight is a serious issue. ‘Many people don’t do the right research when they buy fish and end up unable to care for them,’ said Ms Carter. ‘Catfish are a good example and we have a number here that outgrew their homes. We simply do not have the space to accommodate the vast number of re-homing requests we receive.’

 
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