Goldfish Habitat - Lake Tahoe - Essay Example

Preventing people from bringing more goldfishes into the Australian western coast and tracking down where these fishes hide to survive the winter are possible ways of addressing the issue of goldfish invasion and so the claim that there are no clear ways of addressing might not be entirely true (Falck et. al., 2007).

One of the things that can be added to this topic is that the other way in which goldfish are dangerous to the ecosystem is that it stirs up mud thereby increasing cloudiness in the water and hindering the growth of aquatic plants. Additionally, goldfish is a carrier for koi herpesvirus which is dangerous to native fish populations (Falck et. al., 2007). Finally, goldfish are spread by boaters, anglers, and paddlers, and inspecting the boat and equipment and removing all mud, water plants, and animals before moving into a new water body can help reduce the spread of the invasive species. Read More