Brighter future for solitary sunfish after human cut-outs banish blues

The fish appeared to recover once the figures were set up outside its tank. Picture: Kaikyokan via AP

A solitary sunfish at a Japanese aquarium that lost its appetite after the facility was closed for renovation has recovered with a little help from some company – in the shape of human cut-outs.

The fish began banging into the side of its tank and appeared unwell days after the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki, south-western Japan, closed last month for renovation work.