Hungry headache: German city seeks to evict big catfish

BERLIN � A German city is looking for a way to get rid of a giant catfish believed to have developed a taste for ducklings after eating all of its fellow fish in the municipal pond.

The roughly 4.9-foot fish has been making waves in Offenbach, near Frankfurt. News agency dpa reported the city government said Monday it has found a professional angler to catch the fish, first seen about a year ago, but a formal contract has yet to be signed.

The city plans to have its unwelcome guest caught alive and taken to a private pond somewhere, but officials will first have to be satisfied it can�t escape into flowing water and its new home is suitable for a catfish.