Officials Warn People Not To Flush Goldfish Down The Toilet Because They Survive And Multiply

#1 Those urban legends about sewer goldfish growing to 100 times normal size?

Well, it is happening. Sort of.

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Environmental officers in the province of Alberta say they've found goldfish the size of dinner plates in the region's storm ponds.

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Officials from the Alberta Environment and Parks department in Canada are pleading with residents to stop flushing unwanted aquatic pets.

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They survive the journey through the sewers and end up in local ponds, officials say.

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Then they grow to hideous sizes, just like in the stories. Even if the fish are dead, they could have diseases or parasites that could be introduced, especially if the water treatment system is not top notch

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Goldfish the size of LPs are taking over Canadian ponds, driving out local species. Goldfish are considered an invasive species in Canada, and the government is worried they could upset fragile local ecosystems.

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Everyone thought that domestic goldfish couldn't survive Canada's cold winters.

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Everyone was wrong. That's really scary because it means they're reproducing in the wild, they are getting quite large and they are surviving the winters that far north.

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There's a moral to this story.

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Save your toilet for pee pee and poo poo.

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Officials Warn People Not To Flush Goldfish Down The Toilet Because They Survive And Multiply

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