Aquarium posts photos of people in tank for ‘lonely’ sunfish.

A sociable sunfish that was reportedly deprived of human visitors during the temporary closure of an aquarium in Japan is unusually comforted.

In a photograph posted at the Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, sunfish are seen swimming in front of a series of portraits of people wearing uniforms.

The move was a “last resort” to address health issues for the sonfish, which one employee believed stemmed from isolation, the water department said in an X-Tag earlier this month.

And clearly he did. “Looks like he’s in good health again!” The aquarium wrote on the next day X.

The sunfish stopped eating jellyfish and began rubbing their bodies against the pool after the aquarium closed for renovations in December, the Mainichi Shimbun reported Monday.

Some members of the crew initially suspected bacteria or digestive problems, but one of them suggested that the fish might be alone without visitors showing up.

Sunfish, found in all oceans of the world, are a delicacy in Japan. Due to the meticulous care required to house them, they are believed to live up to 10 years in captivity, although they are not usually found in water.

The sunfish in Kaikyokan is 80 cm long (31 inches) and weighs about 30 kilograms (66 pounds).

An employee named Mai Kato told the Mainichi Shimbun that a year ago, the sunfish in the water had a “curious” behavior and “visitors would swim when they approached the tank.”

After the photos and uniforms surfaced, the fish was “better” the next day and was seen “wagging its fins” in the tank, the aquarium said in the X-Post.

The post received a lot of support from social media users. Some shared photos and videos they had taken of the sunfish on previous visits, and others vowed to go and see the aquarium when it reopened.

This is not the first time that a Japanese aquarium has come up with innovative solutions to entertain animals in care.

At the time of the outbreak, zoo animals around the world reported Being lonely due to the lack of visitorsHe organized an aquarium in Tokyo “Emergency” video calling event for the eyesThey believed that they were uncomfortable around people without seeing them for a long time.