TOKYO — A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations. As a last-ditch measure to save the popular fish, its keepers hung their uniforms and set up human cutouts outside the tank.

The next morning, the sunfish ate for the first time in about a week and has been steadily recovering, said Moe Miyazawa, an aquarist at the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki.

The sunfish was a popular attraction at the aquarium in Shimonoseki, Japan but started to languish when the facility closed for renovations.{ai:summary}<p>A sunfish at the Kaikyokan aquarium in Japan stopped eating and showed signs of distress after the facility closed for renovations. In an effort to comfort the fish, keepers hung their uniforms and placed human cutouts outside the tank. This intervention led to the sunfish eating again and recovering. </p><p>#society</p>

Lonely, ailing sunfish perks up after human cutouts placed outside tank

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