When taking children to large parks or farms, the most popular activity is often feeding the fish. It neither requires spending a lot of money nor any special skills. Kids enjoy sprinkling fish food into the pond, and parents find it soothing to watch.
A video of a child feeding koi fish has gone viral online. Compared to the adorable little child, the koi's large size is even more eye-catching. The footage was shot in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, China. In it, a child is seen sitting on a dark marble step beside a large pond, carefully feeding the fish by taking handfuls of food from a bowl.
Instead of scattering the food wildly, the child feeds the koi gently, almost like feeding a kitten or puppy, placing each pellet directly into the koi's mouth. What's astonishing is the koi's enormous, plump body—their wide-open mouths could basically swallow the child's entire palm.
The greedy koi crowd near the pond's edge, competing for the food. When some flip over and splash water, it startles the child, who quickly pulls back. Mr. Yuan, the fish caretaker, explained that while the child probably weighs less than 20 kilograms, the koi is already 7 years old and weighs over 25 kilograms.
The chubby koi has sparked amazed reactions online, with comments such as: "I didn't know fish could get this fat," "Do fish have high blood pressure, cholesterol, and sugar?" "Wow, that's way too fat," "It's like a small dolphin," "If a person fell in, would they be eaten?" "Feels like it could swallow the little kid," and "Proof that swimming doesn't help you lose weight," "What kind of pig breed is this that can live in water?"
Have you ever seen koi fish this huge?
