[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Global Statistics [@Globalstats11](/creator/twitter/Globalstats11) on x 158.9K followers Created: 2025-07-22 13:29:58 UTC For those Curious This Is Why You Shouldn't Release Your Pet Goldfish into the Wild As a common household pet, goldfish are small and noninvasive. However, they became such a big headache in an Ohio lake that local sewer officials recently had to warn residents not to release their fish into the wild. While conducting a dam project at Twin Lakes in Parma, Cleveland Metroparks Aquatic Biologist Mike Durkalec and his team came across massive, 2- to 3-pound goldfish, according to a blog post from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. "I see them very routinely in the marinas," Cleveland Metroparks aquatic biologist Mike Durkalec told Cleveland. com. "You'll see a few huge goldfish, big and orange and round cruising around." The fish were discovered among almost XXXXX fish native to the waterway, according to the district. They suspect they were introduced to the lake by residents who no longer wanted them and dropped them off in the water. “People are surprised they can grow so big and survive in the wild,” Durkalec said in the post. “But they compete with native species and can cause detriment to the environment.” Goldfish can become competitive predators, feeding on fish eggs, young fish, aquatic plants, larvae, snails, and small insects, according to Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program. They can also increase the cloudiness in the water by stirring up mud and other particles when they feed, which affects plant growth Even flushing the fish after they die is bad, as they could contain parasites or diseases such as koi herpesvirus, a viral disease that’s particularly contagious to the common carp. To collect the goldfish found in the lake, officials with Metroparks electroshocked the lake as the sewer district lowered the level of the water by roughly X feet so that they could inspect the dam, according to the district. “People should not release their pets into the wild,” said Durkalec. “Fish or otherwise. FYI, I focus on adding context to social media posts that often lack it. If you're interested in seeing posts with added clarity and background, consider following me.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [dam](/topic/dam) [goldfish](/topic/goldfish) [Post Link](https://x.com/Globalstats11/status/1947650328805183849)
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Created: 2025-07-22 13:29:58 UTC
For those Curious
This Is Why You Shouldn't Release Your Pet Goldfish into the Wild
As a common household pet, goldfish are small and noninvasive. However, they became such a big headache in an Ohio lake that local sewer officials recently had to warn residents not to release their fish into the wild.
While conducting a dam project at Twin Lakes in Parma, Cleveland Metroparks Aquatic Biologist Mike Durkalec and his team came across massive, 2- to 3-pound goldfish, according to a blog post from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
"I see them very routinely in the marinas," Cleveland Metroparks aquatic biologist Mike Durkalec told Cleveland. com. "You'll see a few huge goldfish, big and orange and round cruising around."
The fish were discovered among almost XXXXX fish native to the waterway, according to the district. They suspect they were introduced to the lake by residents who no longer wanted them and dropped them off in the water.
“People are surprised they can grow so big and survive in the wild,” Durkalec said in the post. “But they compete with native species and can cause detriment to the environment.”
Goldfish can become competitive predators, feeding on fish eggs, young fish, aquatic plants, larvae, snails, and small insects, according to Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program. They can also increase the cloudiness in the water by stirring up mud and other particles when they feed, which affects plant growth
Even flushing the fish after they die is bad, as they could contain parasites or diseases such as koi herpesvirus, a viral disease that’s particularly contagious to the common carp.
To collect the goldfish found in the lake, officials with Metroparks electroshocked the lake as the sewer district lowered the level of the water by roughly X feet so that they could inspect the dam, according to the district.
“People should not release their pets into the wild,” said Durkalec. “Fish or otherwise.
FYI, I focus on adding context to social media posts that often lack it. If you're interested in seeing posts with added clarity and background, consider following me.
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