Once a simple food fish, koi have transformed into living jewels, with some fetching sky-high prices in the global luxury market. Here's how this happened. In the world of high-end pets, few creatures ...

Steven Smith described the scene he found near his pond as a "massacre" A fish enthusiast from East Dunbartonshire has described the death of his prized Japanese koi carp collection as a "massacre".

Police have launched an investigation after "high value" fish were stolen from a garden pond in Caithness. Officers believe the koi carp were removed in two separate thefts from the secure pond in ...

A nishikigoi (brocaded carp) auction in Japan attracts a lot of overseas buyers. In 2018 one fish alone fetched ¥203 million. In the twentieth century, nishikigoi could be found swimming leisurely in ...

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A POND once filled with large koi has been plundered by greedy fishermen looking to cash in, with the fish worth up to $1200 in a pet shop. Resident Bill Davies said the pond in Arthur McElhone ...

A hungry otter has been filmed devouring thousands of pounds worth of fish in a Worcester back garden. The crafty mammal is thought to have eaten more than 100 Koi carp in retired teacher Kieran ...