Massive goldfish found in South Carolina lake
The supersize swimmer was discovered in an electrofishing survey.
(Web Desk) - Park officials in Greenville County, South Carolina, reported Monday that they found a 9-pound goldfish in Oak Grove Lake.
“Anyone missing their goldfish?” Greenville Rec asked with a photo of the supersize swimmer.
The goldfish floated to the surface in an “electrofishing” test to survey the underwater population as part of a management study, the Facebook entry noted. Electrofishing stuns the fish but causes no harm, said Ty Houck of Greenville County Parks, Recreation & Tourism.
Despite goldfish not being a native species in South Carolina lakes, the giant was returned to the lake because it was not causing problems, Houck said.
“We think someone must have just dropped their fish in the lake because they didn’t want it anymore, instead of flushing it down the toilet,” Houck said.
Guinness World Records lists a 2-pound goldfish as the largest and an 18.7-inch one as the longest.
