Researchers at Lake Tahoe have discovered a number of gigantic goldfish breeding in Lake Tahoe and they're worried it could ruin the lake's crystal-clear water, reports NBC's KCRA-3 in Sacramento.
"You just see this bright gold and orange thing start to float up, and you think, 'What is that?' And you take a net and scoop it up and it's like, 'That's a goldfish,'" researcher Christine Naig told the TV station.
They're finding goldfish up to a foot and a half long, and they say they're increasing common in the lake:
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They are worried that widespread goldfish breeding will lead to algae growth and muck up the famously pristine water of Lake Tahoe:
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Here's the full report from KCRA: