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Football-sized goldfish found in Burnsville [MN] lake, prompting plea not to dump pets
Star Tribune ^ | JULY 12, 2021 | Erin Adler

Posted on 07/14/2021 9:35:36 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 07/14/2021 9:35:36 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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Open borders, open beaches?


2 posted on 07/14/2021 9:37:16 AM PDT by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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3 posted on 07/14/2021 9:40:30 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true !)
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How it all starts...


4 posted on 07/14/2021 9:43:10 AM PDT by FLNittany
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Goldfish, which reproduce rapidly and have few natural predators

What a bunch of bull $hit. They make damn good catfish and bass bait. We use them all the time down here in the south for that.


5 posted on 07/14/2021 9:45:11 AM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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HOLY CARP!........................

6 posted on 07/14/2021 9:47:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Fish Lives Matter


7 posted on 07/14/2021 9:48:28 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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Don't they get soggy?....How do you keep them on the hook?.................

8 posted on 07/14/2021 9:49:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Yep...a number of years ago my Grandmother loaded her back yard pond with gold fish and
the green and blue herons had it completely cleaned out in less than a week.
9 posted on 07/14/2021 9:49:52 AM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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To: BenLurkin

Muskies, tiger muskies, and pike, tear them to pieces. Jeeze.


10 posted on 07/14/2021 9:51:05 AM PDT by blackdog (Joe Biden, Deep State Cuckold.)
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To: Red Badger

Trump fish!!!


11 posted on 07/14/2021 9:52:08 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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Goldfish, which reproduce rapidly and have few natural predators, im­pair wa­ter qual­i­ty by feed­ing along lake floors, dis­rupt­ing plants and stir­ring up sed­i­ment, which in turn re­leas­es phosphorus into the wa­ter, en­cour­ag­ing al­gae growth. The fish also com­pete with na­tive spe­cies for food.

How do they like the Minnesota winter? Since they feed on the lake floor do they just shrug off the freezing temps?

12 posted on 07/14/2021 9:53:50 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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Don’t forget the turtles.


13 posted on 07/14/2021 9:54:07 AM PDT by alternatives?
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I had a friend in elementary school that caught a big, really big, blue gill. He brought it home and put it in an aquarium. After school we’d go to the 5 & 10, buy goldfish and feed them to it. It would just about swallow them whole.


14 posted on 07/14/2021 9:54:28 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: BenLurkin

I’m thinking they would taste good. Butter, salt, pepper, lemon juice.


15 posted on 07/14/2021 9:55:48 AM PDT by Kevmo (some things may be true even if Donald Trump said them. ~Jonathan Karl)
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When it comes to the migration of species there is no stopping it now with thr current levels of global trade and travel. it’s more of a government jobs program than anything.


16 posted on 07/14/2021 10:01:20 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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Exactly.

Fish don’t look at a smaller fish and wonder if it looks like fish they’re used to eating or not.


17 posted on 07/14/2021 10:02:07 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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"What a bunch of bull $hit. They make damn good catfish and bass bait. We use them all the time down here in the south for that.

You are right. There is a reason fishing lures are often brightly colored, it attracts fish. I wish environmentalists would "follow the science". Very few goldfish survive to that size in the wild because of predation.

18 posted on 07/14/2021 10:06:04 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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To: Red Badger

Does it taste good????


19 posted on 07/14/2021 10:19:27 AM PDT by FES0844
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at least it was identifiable when caught...

i remember when the first snakehead fish was caught in a maryland pond and the guy that caught it released it because he didn’t recognize it...

dnr tried shocking the water and finally ended up draining the pond to eradicate it...


20 posted on 07/14/2021 10:20:52 AM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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