BOULDER - Colorado Parks and Wildlife say goldfish have taken over a lake in Boulder.

 

Wildlife officials believe someone dumped a handful of the pet fish into Teller Lake a few years ago. That handful has now multiplied to thousands.

 

"These are domestic fish actually.These are fish from a store I imagine. They can out-compete the native fish," Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Jennifer Churchill said.

 

 

Thousands of goldfish taking over Teller Lake

Dang! Can you eat goldfish? If so, feed the masses!

I'm going to start a separate thread but this reminds me of the Asian Carp problem in western ky

Dang! Can you eat goldfish? If so, feed the masses!

 

Yes you can eat them, but only on a dare, at a party, while drinking heavily.

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Yes you can eat them, but only on a dare, at a party, while drinking heavily.

 

I've swallowed one, not with alcohol haha!

"The goldfish are much larger than the ones you may win at the fair. If they aren't contained to a fishbowl, goldfish can grow to be several inches long."

 

These are not your little brother's goldfish. Swallow whole with caution and remember to relax your throat.

Maybe they should import some brown bear from Alaska to eat the goldfish. They seem to like salmon and goldfish must taste like salmon.

"The goldfish are much larger than the ones you may win at the fair. If they aren't contained to a fishbowl, goldfish can grow to be several inches long."

 

These are not your little brother's goldfish. Swallow whole with caution and remember to relax your throat.

 

There you go again.

There you go again.

 

Cat posted that response and this is the one you bold? :lol2:

Cat posted that response and this is the one you bold? :lol2:

 

I bolded that as a response to those who think they can swallow these fish.

I'm going to start a separate thread but this reminds me of the Asian Carp problem in western ky

 

Goldfish and carp are in the same family of fish. Not surprising that they're both able to make a strong foothold when they're introduced into a water ecosystem as an invasive. The Asian carp got into the North American waterways after the '96 Mississippi River flood. The water from the banks overflowed into nearby ponds that had imported Asian carp for use in keeping plant life in check, and once they got into the Mississippi, then it was just a matter of time until they were everywhere.

Yes you can eat them, but only on a dare, at a party, while drinking heavily.

 

Those type of parties also tend to involve a contest to see how many people can fit into a VW Bug, and there's always somebody who can't resist putting the lampshade on.

Swallow whole with caution and remember to relax your throat.

 

Sounds like you have experience, matter of fact I told Mrs. Lawnboy the exact same thing the other night....but it wasn't about swallowing Goldfish.:whistling:

 

 

 

 

 

 

sorry, couldn't resist.:lol2:

So I had piranhas in college. We fed them one night, and one of the goldfish escaped harm for two days. We decided he had earned his keep, so I put him in my community tank. He lived 4 years, and was over 6 inches long when he died.