Koi fish have got a lot going for them. "[They are] not only a pet, but also art," says Taro Kodama, president of Kodama Koi Farm. "They are called living jewels — beautiful as one koi, even more ...

And just like prized dog breeds, Japanese people take koi ... 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 ...

The Queen star's 89 fish, each more than 2ft long ... To have my wonderful Japanese garden with all this koi carp recently bought at such expense, I love it.' ...

Koi diplomacy is back with Japanese nishikigoi, or ornamental carp, set to return to the lucrative ... resume imports of these vibrantly colored fish, although the reason for the suspension ...