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A pet fish which had been only fed with Kit Kat bars is to be put on a diet by London’s Sea Life Aquarium, according to reports.
When Gary, a 40-cm-long giant gourami native to South East Asia, first came to the new aquarium, staffs were puzzled by the fish’s refusal to eat.
It was later revealed that the previous owner had fed Gary with only Kit Kat bars, which is a candy brand produced by Nestle.
Typical giant gouramis are omnivorous, eating different kinds of plant or even live food when in wild.
“I have never heard of a fish being fed chocolate, let alone being brought up entirely on the stuff,” a staff said via the aquarium’s webpage.
Gary is to be diagnosed to eat grapes and banana pieces stuffed with Kit Kat crumbles.
“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 confectionary of any kind,” the staff added.
By Kang Yoon-seung
(koreacolin@gmail.com)
Intern reporter
When Gary, a 40-cm-long giant gourami native to South East Asia, first came to the new aquarium, staffs were puzzled by the fish’s refusal to eat.
It was later revealed that the previous owner had fed Gary with only Kit Kat bars, which is a candy brand produced by Nestle.
Typical giant gouramis are omnivorous, eating different kinds of plant or even live food when in wild.
“I have never heard of a fish being fed chocolate, let alone being brought up entirely on the stuff,” a staff said via the aquarium’s webpage.
Gary is to be diagnosed to eat grapes and banana pieces stuffed with Kit Kat crumbles.
“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 confectionary of any kind,” the staff added.
By Kang Yoon-seung
(koreacolin@gmail.com)
Intern reporter
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초콜릿중독 물고기, 급기야 다이어트 돌입
영국 런던의 한 수족관에 초콜릿만 먹는 물고기가 등장해 사육사들이 애를 먹고 있다.
전 주인에게 버려져 수족관에 오게 된 물고기 게리(Gary)는 주로 동남아에 서식하는 구라미 (gourami) 종으로, 자연에서는 주로 식물 등을 먹으며 산다.
하지만 개리가 사료를 계속 거부하자, 사육사들은 그 이유를 밝히기 위해 조사하였고, 평생을 스위스 제과 회사인 네슬레의 대표 초콜렛 Kit Kat 만 먹고 살아온 사실이 뒤늦게 밝혀졌다.
현재 개리는 Kit Kat 가루가 섞인 포도와 바나나 조각 등을 먹고 있다.
담당 사육사는 “개리는 초콜릿에 중독되었음에 불구하고 건강상 문제는 없는 것 같다. 하지만 우리는 그 어떠한 불량식품을 제공은 자제할 계획이다,”라고 아쿠아리움 홈페이지를 통해 말했다.
초콜릿중독 물고기, 급기야 다이어트 돌입
영국 런던의 한 수족관에 초콜릿만 먹는 물고기가 등장해 사육사들이 애를 먹고 있다.
전 주인에게 버려져 수족관에 오게 된 물고기 게리(Gary)는 주로 동남아에 서식하는 구라미 (gourami) 종으로, 자연에서는 주로 식물 등을 먹으며 산다.
하지만 개리가 사료를 계속 거부하자, 사육사들은 그 이유를 밝히기 위해 조사하였고, 평생을 스위스 제과 회사인 네슬레의 대표 초콜렛 Kit Kat 만 먹고 살아온 사실이 뒤늦게 밝혀졌다.
현재 개리는 Kit Kat 가루가 섞인 포도와 바나나 조각 등을 먹고 있다.
담당 사육사는 “개리는 초콜릿에 중독되었음에 불구하고 건강상 문제는 없는 것 같다. 하지만 우리는 그 어떠한 불량식품을 제공은 자제할 계획이다,”라고 아쿠아리움 홈페이지를 통해 말했다.
