Tempe recently welcomed more than a million new residents, of sorts.
That’s how many goldfish now call Tempe Town Lake home.
Tempe officials introduced roughly 1.2 million goldfish and minnows into the lake on Friday. They say the fish will be natural insect control for midge flies' larvae which live on the bottom of the lake. The fish were transported from Arkansas by truck.
The man-made lake already has a variety of fish including bass and carp. These goldfish are expected to be a food source for those larger fish.
The lake was drained in March to replace a dam on its west end. Beginning in mid April, Tempe Town Lake was refilled with nearly 900 million gallons of water. It’s expected to reopen soon.