While we’re on the subject of large carps, we’re going to pay a little attention to the largest Koi Carp in the world, which has been bought for lots of maney by a British enthusiast. I think it looks utterly amazing in that picture. It’s almost like it’s not real, or that it’s a different animal disguised as a fish! I love how it’s almost plastic looking.

World's largest Koi Carp

“A British fish fan has taken delivery of the world’s biggest koi carp – a 4ft monster that tips the scales at a staggering six-and-a-half-stone. The mammoth fish – nicknamed the Big Girl – is the size of a 12-year-old child and three times larger than any other carp in the UK. Enthusiast Geoff Lawton paid an undisclosed sum for the 17-year-old koi from a specialist breeder in Japan. But he has already put a £30,000 plus price tag on the 90lbs specimen…”

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