The Essential Book of Koi: A Complete Guide to Keeping and Care (Hardcover)

by Bernice Brewster (Author), Steve Hickling (Author), Keith Holmes (Author), Nick Fletcher (Author), Mick Martin (Author)

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Product Description
The Essential Book of Koi combines research from leading international authorities on koi with the captive-care techniques of experienced aquarists to yield the most up-to-date and extensive book available on the science, care, and breeding of these large ornamental fishes. This cutting-edge guide discusses topics that are imperative for sustaining a thriving family of koi, including how to create and maintain the best water quality, how different filtration systems work, the biology of koi and how to keep them in good health, and detailed information on feeding, buying, and showing. It also provides important details on the breeding of koi, a serious and rewarding pastime for many aquarists, and explains how koi are bred commercially as well as getting started at home. The fact-filled text is complemented by vivid, brand new photographs that detail the seemingly endless color variations of koi.

Whether you are a hobbyist looking to show or breed koi in your pond, or you simply want to admire these fishes, The Essential Book of Koi is an excellent guide to these wildly popular fishes that enhance the visual enjoyment of both indoor and outdoor ponds.

About the Author
Steve Hickling is one of the leading authorities on koi in the UK and has run World of Koi, a well-respected koi retail outlet in the South of England, since 1985. Mick Martin has been an avid koi-keeper for the past twenty years, gaining invaluable practical experience of koi husbandry through breeding his own koi and buying high-grade koi on behalf of World of Koi. Bernice Brewster graduated from London University and worked for the Fish Section of the Natural History Museum before moving to a company dealing in Japanese Koi. Nick Fletcher, former editor of the UK aquatic monthly Practical Fishkeeping, still regularly contributes articles to this and other fish-related publications.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications; 1 edition (November 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793806232
• ISBN-13: 978-0793806232
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #162,593 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pleased, April 5, 2009

By	Joe weible - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

book was very complete in reference to varities, deseases, and health care, including ponds and water quality, a wee bit short on breeding, but all in all a very good source book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very complete book., September 13, 2008

By	Vilma A. Preta "VPV-NY" (North Babylon, New York United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Besides the excellent pictures, this book explain how to breed Koi fish from A to Z. Very useful.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KOI KEEPING, April 15, 2008

By	Greg Illona Nykaza "GREG NYKAZA"KOI KEEPE... (EVERGREEN PARK, IL. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

EXTREMELEY HELPFUL BOOK. I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO HAS A POND OR IS THINKING OF INSTALLING A POND. IT WOULD OF HELPED ME BY READING THIS BOOK PRIOR TO THE BUILDING OF MY POND.THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT OF YOUR TIME.