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 ...

Goldfish dumped in a Minnesota lake have grown to gigantic proportions. The discovery of giant goldfish in a lake in the US state of Minnesota has prompted local authorities to urge residents to not ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Burnsville officials issued a reminder to residents, asking them not to release pet goldfish into the city's ponds and lakes. "They grow bigger than you think and contribute to ...

Giant goldfish are becoming a problem in Minnesota lakes, and wildlife officials are warning fish owners who no longer want to care for their pets not to flush them down the toilet or dispose of them ...

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 ...

Invasive goldfish are a 'big problem,' Fisheries and Oceans Canada said, because they take away key spawning sites from native fish species. You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

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 ...

These aren’t your average goldfish. The city of Burnsville, Minnesota, shared photos Friday of huge goldfish recently discovered in Keller Lake and they appear to be nearly the size of a football.