Corey Ketchum of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service holds a giant goldfish found during a survey in Presque Isle, Pennsylvania. The service then posted a warning about releasing petstore goldfish ...

Nicknamed "The Carrot," the goldfish was caught in the same French fishery it was released into 20 years ago Alexis Jones is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

For decades, people have been releasing unwanted pet goldfish into Lake Erie, where they bulk up and can grow as large as a dinner plate. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently took to ...

A massive goldfish turned up during an electrofishing survey in Presque Isle on Lake Erie, prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to share the shocking find on Facebook for National Invasive ...

Now, we’re begging you to stop releasing pet goldfish into local waterways. The seemingly benign and tiny household pets can grow to gargantuan sizes, like the ones the United States Fish ...