“We let the water circulate for a week, then we slowly add in the koi,” he says. They typically come in transparent bags and ...

4. Fish regulations If you want to keep ornamental fish in your pond as pets, you also need to be careful about local fish regulations. Some municipalities ban non-native fish like koi carp ...

Shikoku, although the smallest of Japan's main islands, plays a huge role in the country's spiritual heritage. It's home to ...

Instructed to clean the pond, Mr Bradley transferred the fish ... To have my wonderful Japanese garden with all this koi carp recently bought at such expense, I love it.' ...

Koi are actually a type of carp, and today they're some of the most expensive pet fish in the world. But why? Koi were originally raised in Japan in the 1700s when rice farmers first began ...