In other words, ordinary goldfish can be fed in a fish tank at home,
It doesn't take much space and doesn't cause much trouble to the owner.
But this king goldfish named "Carrot" is very different,
It weighs more than 30 kilograms and is at least 20 years old.
In front of it, all the oversized goldfish that have been discovered by humans have become little brothers, and "carrots" are expected to ascend the throne of "the world's largest goldfish".
The bluewater lake fishery in the Champagne region of France is the home of "carrots",
This place is famous for its abundance of carp, but few people have seen this big guy,
It was discovered by Andy Hackett, a company director from the UK.
(Bluewater Lake Fishery)
Andy is 42 years old, and in his spare time, he often goes fishing everywhere.
Before coming to Bluewater Lake, he had always known about the existence of "carrots", but never thought that he would be the lucky one who could catch the king fish.
At that time, as soon as Andy dropped the bait, he felt a commotion,
Intuition told him that this was definitely a big fish,
The fishing rod first kept swinging up and down, left and right,
Then, 30 meters away, a heavy orange figure loomed on the surface of the water,
After nearly half an hour of wit-fighting, Andy finally successfully held the "carrot" in his arms,
This big guy is a bright orange all over, shining in the sun,
Andy lifted it up like a treasure, took a few group photos, and then released it and sent it back to the lake.
Andy feels extremely lucky to be able to catch "carrots", everything is a blessing of luck,
To celebrate this memorable moment, he also drank a cup of tea.
Accompanying him to fish was Jason Cowler, the director of Bluewater Lake.
Jason is also British, and about 20 years ago, in order to enrich the variety of fry in the lake and bring more fishing pleasure to customers.
He once put a mixture of European carp and koi into the bluewater lake,
The fish in the lake are mostly pale white or tan, a rare species of orange that is especially popular with anglers.
(Other carp in Bluewater Lake)
However, over the years, the "carrot" has been extremely low-key, it rarely appears, it is always haunted, silently growing to 60 pounds in the water, and few anglers have seen this orange figure.
But fortunately, its body is very healthy, and if it continues to grow, it should not be a problem....
As for how "heavyweight" is the status of the "carrot"?
The largest recorded koi fishing record was in 2010, when Italian Raphael Biagini caught a 13kg bright orange koi in southern France.
Nine years later, Jason Fugate, a fisherman in Minnesota, USA, also caught a 15-kilogram goldfish.
The one above was once called the largest goldfish in the world.
But the appearance of "carrots" explains what is called "fish outside the fish".
I hope it will continue to work hard to grow and push its limits. -