They are seen as the ideal pet, mainly thanks to how little space they take up. But outside of their small tanks and back in the wild, goldfish can grow to incredible sizes. In fact, discarded ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A Fish Out of Water was one of my favorite childhood books. A boy buys a goldfish and ...

The tiny goldfish you can pick up at pet store for a few cents might not look like an environmental threat, but they can grow into a huge problem if set free in lakes or ponds — mainly because they ...

The giant goldfish were once pets of locals, but were released into Keller Lake where they had enough room and food sources to continuing growing. Although dropping a small goldfish into a nearby lake ...

A 14-inch goldfish found in a river shows why you shouldn't flush these pets down the toilet, according to a nonprofit.The group, the Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, posted a photo of the large fish and ...

Looking after a pet can teach your child about compassion, responsibility and coping with loss. For their first animal companion, though, it makes sense to choose something small and relatively low ...

The problem is that goldfish can survive with little oxygenation and even, it would seem, in cold water. And because they no longer have to wait until feeding time (to get but a few flakes) to eat, ...

The giant goldfish were once pets of locals, but were released into Keller Lake where they had enough room and food sources to continuing growing. Although dropping a small goldfish into a nearby lake ...