More Football-Sized Goldfish Discovered In Burnsville Lakes, Despite Viral Pleas
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) -- Officials in Minnesota say they're finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes.
The goldfish, which can grow to the size of a football, compete with native species for food and increase algae in lakes.
Burnsville officials found 10 fish in Keller Lake earlier this month while doing a water quality survey. Eighteen more fish were found Monday. Some were 18 inches long and weighed about 4 pounds.
Burnsville issued a plea on Twitter, saying: "Please don't release your pet goldfish into ponds and lakes!"
The big goldfish are being captured and killed.
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