Goldfish Dumped in Lakes Grow to Monstrous Size, Turning Into Invasive Species

[Judi Lynn]

By Rain Jordan Jul 13, 2021 03:12 AM EDT

Following the removal of several giant goldfish from a local lake, authorities in Minnesota have urged aquarium owners to refrain from releasing pet fish into waterways.




(Photo : Photo by Greenville Rec on Facebook )
Growing

Released goldfish may grow to several times their usual size and wreak havoc on native species, according to officials in Burnsville, some 15 miles south of Minneapolis.

On Friday, the city tweeted, "Please don't release your pet goldfish into ponds and lakes!" "They grow bigger than you expect and muck up the bottom sediments and uproot vegetation, contributing to poor water quality."

Officials in adjacent Carver county removed up to 50,000 goldfish from local waterways last November. According to Paul Moline, the county's water management manager, "are an understudied species" with "a significant potential to severely influence lake water quality."

Reproduction
Goldfish, like carp, can readily multiply and live in low-oxygen environments throughout the Minnesota winter.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources warned, "A few goldfish might seem like an innocuous addition to the local water body - but they're not."

More:
https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/46715/20210713/giant-goldfish-continues-to-invade-waterways-all-over-the-us.htm

[riversedge]

1. whow--look at the size of this goldfish..............

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[Tanuki]

2. In other goldfish news....10 lb. koi in the streets of Darien, CT... 🐠

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/12/metro/he-was-big-boy-large-koi-was-found-swimming-through-flooded-streets-connecticut-town/

"...On Friday, when streets in the coastal town were inundated by the tropical storm that swept through the region, Hutchison found what he described as a roughly 10-pound orange fish with black stripes swimming through the shin-deep floodwaters.

For around 30 minutes, Hutchison, a local property owner and contractor, chased the koi as it was swept along by the rushing water, passing downtown businesses as people looked on in disbelief. His attempts to wrangle the large fish were caught on video and shared on social media last week, with many wondering how in the world the koi ended up in the brownish storm water in the first place."....(more)
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[Baitball Blogger]

3. That could be sold for some good money.

Plenty of public bonsai style parks that would take it.

[NickB79]

4. I was just checking that lake for feral goldfish on Sunday

After seeing that on Twitter.

No luck