But is it a carp? Sure looks like one, but on the 'My Wild Alberta' website it says they're easily confused with goldfish. Apparently goldfish lose their orange colour after a few months living in the wild, look identical to a carp, and it takes DNA testing to determine which is which. Seems a lot more likely to me that some local resident dumped their unwanted goldfish in the lake because they couldn't bring themselves to kill it (or them) which by the way is illegal and carries a fine up to $100,000. With evidence of one I'd bet there's more!
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