Unwanted Pets: Giant Goldfish Turn up in Minnesota Waterways
BURNSVILLE, Minn. Officials in Minnesota said they’re finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes.
The goldfish, which can grow to the size of a football, compete with native species for food and increase algae in lakes. Officials in the Twin Cities suburb of Burnsville found 10 fish in Keller Lake earlier this month while doing a water quality survey.
On Monday, 18 additional fish were found. Some were 18 inches (46 centimeters) long and weighed about 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms).
“Please don’t release your pet goldfish into ponds and lakes!” the city said in a tweet. “They grow bigger than you think and contribute to poor water quality by mucking up the bottom sediments and uprooting plants.”
Oversize Goldfish Are Taking Over One Minnesota Lake, Causing Issues For Local Fish by Jaclyn Diaz
6:26pm Jul 13, 2021 Large goldfish, released by pet owners into bodies of water, are contributing to poor water quality in some lakes and ponds in Minnesota. City of Burnsville, Minn.
Pesky, oversize goldfish are causing problems in Minnesota.
Authorities in Burnsville, Minn., have urged residents and owners of pet goldfish not to dispose of the family pet in lakes and ponds. The city tweeted a warning that doing so has resulted in the takeover of one local lake by overgrown goldfish. They grow bigger than you think and contribute to poor water quality by mucking up the bottom sediments and uprooting plants, authorities wrote on Twitter. Groups of these large goldfish were recently found in Keller Lake.
Don t release your pet goldfish into lakes, Burnsville officials urge
By FOX 9 Staff
A fish survey crew found large invasive goldfish in Keller Lake in Burnsville, Minnesota.
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - City leaders in the Twin Cities metro are urging people not to release their pet goldfish in area lakes.
During a recent fish survey at Keller Lake in Burnsville, crews found invasive goldfish that had grown well beyond their typical size seen in fish tanks. Officials say large populations of goldfish can lead to poor water quality because the fish uproot plants and move sediments on the bottom of the lake.
Jul 14, 2021
The discovery of several sizeable goldfish lurking in a Minnesota lake prompted city officials to plead with residents to stop releasing their pets into the waters as the invasive creatures threaten to overtake the local ecosystem. According to a local media report, the odd request came about after wildlife workers in the community of Burnsville recovered a jaw-dropping 18 goldfish from the city s Keller Lake. Able to thrive in this particular environment, some of the popular pet fish had grown to rather epic proportions with one measuring a foot long and another weighing a whopping four pounds.
Įprasta matyti auksines žuveles nedideles – dažniausiai jos išauga iki 5 cm ilgio. Tačiau vieno Jungtinių Amerikos Valstijų (JAV) Minesotos valstijos miesto savivaldybei tenka prašyti gyventojų namuose auginamų auksinių žuvelių neleisti į vietos ežerą, mat šios tampa milžinėmis ir kenkia aplinkai, skelbia BBC.
Namuose auginamos mažos auksinės žuvelės gamtoje gali išaugti kelis kartus didesnės. Tokių milžinių Minesotos Burnsvilio miesto Kellerio ežere pagauta nemažai.
Burnsvilio miesto savivaldybė įspėja, kad auksinės žuvelės gali kenkti vandens kokybei, mat gali išjudinti nuosėdas ir išrauti augalus.
Please don t release your pet goldfish into ponds and lakes! They grow bigger than you think and contribute to poor water quality by mucking up the bottom sediments and uprooting plants.