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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

In the wild, goldfish can grow to be the size of footballs and wreak havoc on the ecosystem Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

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 ...