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Releasing goldfish into the wild can mess up ecosystems (www.futurity.org)

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Study.

A new study finds goldfish released into the wild can trigger rapid ecological collapse in lakes, threatening native species throughout the food web.

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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

We have goldfish in a small decorative pond at our place. I was really surprised at quickly they breed. The first summer we got them we went trom 5 to over 20 in like two months.

I never have to worry about them outgrowing the pond since local predators seem to keep them in check.