An aquarium has warned fish owners not to feed crisps to their pets after it had to wean a giant gourami off a diet of prawn cocktail-flavoured Skips.
Gerty, a 16 inch-long, 9lb fish, was transformed from a natural grey colour to an unusual pink hue when a previous owner fed her an unhealthy diet.
Staff at the Sea Life London Aquarium are now feeding her a healthier menu of grapes and bananas.
Curator Jamie Oliver said: “I have never heard of a fish being fed crisps. Gouramis usually eat a diet of fruit and vegetation but fortunately Gerty doesn’t appear to have suffered any ill effects from her unhealthy addiction. However, we would not recommend feeding fish crisps of any kind.” (read rest here)
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Yes, because grapes and bananas are a natural part of every fish’s diet.