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2024-03-07T10:15:42.510Z
Highlights: Japanese koi carp are the stars in the garden pond. Dealers like Thomas Sieling travel to Japan to bring promising examples to Germany - and sell them at high prices. The fish are transported to Germany in cardboard boxes. They are then photographed for an online shop and sold to the public. The price of a koi in Germany is between €100 and €200 per koi, depending on the size of the fish. For more information, visit koi-shop.com or go to koi.com.
Whether colorfully spotted or shiny gold: Japanese koi carp are the stars in the garden pond. Dealers like Thomas Sieling travel to Japan to bring promising examples to Germany - and sell them at high prices.
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The four fish swim in a blue tub in which koi dealer Thomas Sieling photographs them for his online shop.
Photo: Niklas Grapatin / Your SPIEGEL
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Thomas Sieling presents his goods
Photo: Niklas Grapatin / Your SPIEGEL
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The fish are transported to Germany in cardboard boxes.
Photo: Niklas Grapatin / Your SPIEGEL
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Thomas Sieling takes a koi out of the tank with a landing net.
Photo: Niklas Grapatin / Your SPIEGEL
Source: spiegel
