goldfish

Pet goldfish are ruining lakes after heartless owners dumped them there — but a local zoo has a grisly solution

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Pet goldfish are ruining lakes after heartless owners dumped them there — but a local zoo has a grisly solution

Zookeepers have proposed a real “grizzly” solution to controlling giant invasive goldfish. For years, pet goldfish released into US waterways have been wreaking havoc by ballooning to gargantuan sizes and outcompeting native species. Enterprising Minnesota zoo officials have devised an unorthodox way to help with the scourge — feeding the shiny fin-terlopers to hungry zoo … Read more

Goldfish is changing its iconic name — for the ‘more adult’ snack lover

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Goldfish is changing its iconic name — for the ‘more adult’ snack lover

Your favorite childhood snack is growing up. Starting Wednesday, October 23, Goldfish will no longer be Goldfish. The iconic Cheddar cracker that smiles back at you will be officially renamed “Chilean Sea Bass.” The Chilean Sea Bass crackers look and taste just like Goldfish, because they are Goldfish, just with a “more adult” name. The … Read more

Mom blasts landlord for trying to charge $250 ‘pet fee’ for a goldfish

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Mom blasts landlord for trying to charge 0 ‘pet fee’ for a goldfish

There’s something fishy afoot — but this renter is not taking the bait. Refusing to be reeled in by her slippery landlord’s apparent money grab, an outraged tenant is virtually deep-frying her property owners for attempting to hook her with a pricey “pet fee” for a tanked goldfish.  “Tell me why my mother f- -king apartment complex tried … Read more

Fisherman lands whopping 67-pound goldfish, may break world record: ‘It was sheer luck’

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Fisherman lands whopping 67-pound goldfish, may break world record: ‘It was sheer luck’

He’s gonna need a bigger bowl. A UK fisherman became the envy of anglers everywhere after reeling in a nearly 70-pound monster goldfish — potentially the world’s largest. A Facebook post detailing the man’s catch of a lifetime is currently blowing up on Facebook. Andy Hackett, 42, landed the behemoth, aptly nicknamed The Carrot, while … Read more