Did you know that your pet goldfish could be an invasive species? That's right. Goldie, Bubbles, and all your other adorable pet goldfish can be incredibly harmful to Tennessee ecosystems. If you need ...

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Scientists set up artificial lakes, dropped in a few pet goldfish, and watched as something alarming unfolded faster than anyone predicted. What those fish did to the water, the food web, and the ...

That little goldfish may seem harmless when swimming around a glass bowl, but new research suggests it can become a hazard for lakes and ponds. A study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology last ...

One of the most common "starter" pets for families, the goldfish, may not be so harmless when released into the wild. Goldfish are widely distributed across the world, with an estimated several ...

Released pet goldfish are growing to the size of a football and wreaking havoc on ecosystems in Minnesota and elsewhere. Reading time 3 minutes It’s a common story: A family gets a goldfish, but then ...

Invasive species are one of the leading causes of global biodiversity loss, and the pet trade is responsible for a third of all aquatic invasive species. Pet owners releasing unwanted pets into the ...

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. Kelli ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Photos showing enormous goldfish caught in a harbor in Canada have been ...

You may want to think twice before you release your pet goldfish into a local pond or lake. Officials in Burnsville, Minnesota, south of Minneapolis, shared images of football-sized goldfish ...