Can a Goldfish Really Grow to 30 Pounds?

[Jazzy]

Young children everywhere now have a new image to fuel their nightmares about what happens to their pet goldfish after they flush it down the toilet. A photo of an alleged 30-pound, bright orange carp, caught by a French fisherman, has surfaced - to much speculation.



Could a goldfish really grow to that size?



Link with photos: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/canagoldfishreallygrowto30pounds

 

[Evil Eye]

 

[Jazzy]

That's one big goldfish

 

[Kane]

It's not a goldfish.

 

[Payton]

I see goldfish like that all the time.