'Ugly' Museum Goldfish Gets A Makeover

A goldfish has undergone surgery after visitors to the Scottish museum in the UK, where it was housed, said it looked ugly.

The fish, which lives in a pond the Royal Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, had a cyst over one of its eyes, which lead some visitors to protest that it was unsightly.

But surgeons also removed the fish's eye in the process. "We sought professional advice and were told the best course of action would be to remove the eye as a precautionary measure", said a spokesperson.

"The cyst has been removed... the fish is back in the pond and seems very happy".

The operation was paid for using coins thrown in to the pond by visitors to the museum.

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