Wildlife officials lay out the right way "break up with your goldfish" on its website. The main lesson, don't release a live goldfish into Pennsylvania (or any other state's) waterways.

Related: How goldfish use booze to get through a hard winter.] If you can no longer care for a live goldfish, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service recommends trying to find another caregiver ...

Goldfish possess genetic traits that allow them to swell up to four pounds—the size of a Chihuahua. Experts say that's why you shouldn't release them into the wild.

Pointing to a recent United States Fish & Wildlife survey of Presque Isle on Lake Erie, scientists say that pet goldfish can ...

The agency also noted that while it’s legal to use goldfish as live bait in some states, you can’t do it in Pennsylvania.