Social media has been sent into a frenzy by a Nigerian man over a goldfish he caught.
The man showcased the fish and urged netizens to help him identify its name and worth so he does not make a mistake.
According to the man, he does not want to eat something which he fears may be of great financial value to him if sold.
The man, via his TikTok handle, shared a video of the fish still alive, as he asked viewers to come to his aid.
He recalled the story of a man in Ughelli who caught a fish that would have changed his life, but he ate it.
In his words: “Abeg make una help me check this fish because me I never see this kind of colour before. Whether na goldfish…”
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Some persons who claimed to be knowledgeable about fish came up with speculations about its name and worth. Others thought his catch was no big deal.
Netizens reactions
user215561070743 said: “Come north e full here we call it kurongu mugun kifi.even d fish dey do soso challenge.”
Pree me said: “It’s a rare fish, it’s called Corydoras melanotaenia it’s normally found in Columbia. I wonder e con de naija.”
Nikky said: “It’s a normal fish but with a different color, have seen and ate such fish countless times.”
rachesughdk said: “Fish when we Dey eat for bayelsa anyhow na common fish for bayelsa very sweet more than the white silver one.”
Sharon said: “No be dah fish wey jang uk and master lee catch for alchemy of souls be this.”
eddysteadyfinger said: “This fish is very common , during raining season, the fish use to cash for fishing net.”
Ejima Ifeanyi said: “If you grew and fish in the village you would know this fish it we call it okpu.”
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that a white man identified as FLbassmaster had earlier Caught $10,000 worth goldfish and kept it.
Recall that sometime in May 2022, three lucky Nigerian men caught a big sailfish in a Lagos sea worth over N500k.
A marine engineer identified as Pakama and two of his colleagues took to Twitter to show off the big sailfish they caught on the sea in the Lagos anchorage area.
Pakama shared photos of himself and colleagues posing with their big catch and captioned it, “We don catch Pepper soup fish.”
32-year-old Pakama said the catch was made on Tuesday, May 25.
The elated engineer said his two colleagues had set the fish trap playfully on Monday evening and never expected to record such a big catch.
“A hook was set with a smaller fish as bait the previous evening by 2 of my colleagues and honestly it was done playfully without expecting such huge catch.”
Pakama said while doing his normal rounds that fateful morning, he noticed the struggling fish and notified his colleagues.
He said: “However this morning (Tuesday) while taking my normal rounds at the aft of the vessel before going down to the engine room I noticed the struggling fish and called the attention of my colleagues who assisted in getting the fish onboard.
“It was a joyful moment not because we knew the market value of the fish but natural joy for just making a big catch.”
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