‘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.’