descendants of former pets long ago dumped and left to multiply

descendants of former pets long ago dumped and left to multiply

Discarded goldfish prizes have since grown into an ecological headache in some Minnesota lakes. Bottom feeders like their carp cousins, the goldfish churn up sediment, release phosphorus and fuel algae blooms that cloud the water and crowd out native species. That's why the city of Edina and the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District have made their removal a priority, and this summer, trucked them to a place where, for some wild residents, the gold…