Goldfish can grow to large sizes, reproduce quickly, decrease water quality and gobble up the resources native species need to survive when released into a body of water bigger than a fishbowl. The ...

Aquarium fish don’t belong in lakes and rivers. Two anglers in different states recently made headlines for catching large goldfish in the wild. While this was likely an exciting moment for them, ...

Conservationists in Minnesota have requested the general public stop releases pet goldfish into lakes and other bodies of water as they are now considered to be an invasive species. The city of ...

A city in Minnesota wants residents to give their pet goldfish to a "responsible friend" instead of throwing it in a waterway. The city of Burnsville tweeted that it recently found large groups of ...

Pet fish are not wild fish. City officials in Burnsville, Minnesota, recently tweeted out a warning against dumping pet fish in the wild after a large number of goldfish were found in one of the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Facebook post from the Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper says a 14-inch goldfish was caught in the Niagara River. When contacted via phone to verify, the Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper told ...

Is a goldfish the "Loch Ness" of a small South Carolina lake? Or is a small koi on the loose? The identity of this fish remains a mystery. Parks and recreation workers in South Carolina found what ...

They look fake, but we assure you, they are real and they are not spectacular for area lakes and rivers. Giant goldfish continue to show up in waterways in the Great Lakes region, causing a potential ...

Fisheries officials in Canada are sharing images of monstrous goldfish pulled from a Lake Ontario waterway and begging the public to stop releasing aquarium fish into the wild. “Ever wonder what ...

On May 22nd, 2021, Jeremy Fortner from Chesterfield, Virginia arrowed a 3 pound, 9 ounce goldfish from Hunting Creek, a Virginia tributary of the Potomac River. Virginia Department of Wildlife ...

Goldfish can be an invasive species when reintroduced to the wild The Minnesota city of Burnsville warned residents about releasing pet fish into ponds and lakes after large goldfish were found ...