Aquarian Invasive Species In Canada

 Welcome! This is the first post relating to invasive species themselves, starting off with a well known fish: The Goldfish. Goldfish are common as first pets in households across the world, but unfortunately some families flush them away before the fish has actually passed away.  Goldfish can be more harmful to ecosystems than you might think, the reason they are so harmful is the way they feel, they come from the carp/minnow family and actually make the waters their in less susceptible to light and in turn decreasing the sunlight native plants have and need to survive. On top of that they also target fish eggs, larvae and native plants which escalates how bad they are for our environment. Goldfish were brought from Asia and introduced as early as the 1600’s! As of today Goldfish are currently all across Canadian waters and even in Ontario. Goldfish can grow to massive sizes compared to their household brothers, apparently they can get as big as a football. This is important ...

 Hello! Welcome to my blog, here I will be posting and informing readers of the different invasive species in Canada (and even some native fish which might closely resemble an invasive one). The goal is to give people an idea of what makes a something invasive, specifically in the water and then showing how they might have got here and ways that they’re being fought against. Invasive species have always been a major interest for me and keeping the native fish’s ecosystem healthy is utmost important. I’ll be posting pictures of the fish, where they affect Canada, how they do it, and allowing comments to ask questions and create a discussion. Thank you for reading this far and i’ll be posting more shortly! -Stefan A