Do not release, if you cant adopt it out, euthanize it, a fish should never be released after being kept. As bad as it sounds, its better for one fish to die than to cause entire ponds to become diseased.First off Go MarylandBack on topic what does one do when she finds out after reading this thread that her 29 is probably cruel and unusual punishment for her LMB?? Is it ok to release it back into the wild since it has been kept at home??