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Koi: Everything About Selection, Care, Nutrition, Diseases, Breeding, Pond Design and Maintenance, and Popular Aquatic Plants (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

by George C. Blasiola (Author) "Koi are bony fishes, classified as Cyprinidae, a closely related family that includes goldfish and minnows..." (more)
Key Phrases: koi pond owners, butterfly koi, koi varieties (more...)

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Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (September 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812035682
ISBN-13: 978-0812035681
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #484,130 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 18, 2000

By	"splice" (Kent, WA United States) - See all my reviews

If you're a beginner at having a pond and keeping koi, this is a great book. It has everything from digging the pond, filters and pumps...to everything you need to know to keep the pond clean for your fish. The book identifys the various breeds of koi, with a complete section on diseases.

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4.0 out of 5 stars good for beginners or those ...., May 4, 2000

By	PEDIGREE (South Dakota, USA) - See all my reviews

who have koi. Good section on dieseases and descriptions on the different color paterns of the various classes of koi. A must for the beginner or someone doing a school project or for those just thinking about adding a pond and koi to their property.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the two books you need., February 6, 2002

By	"jaturongj" (NEW YORK, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This book has all the information you need on keeping Koi. Don't let its small size fool you. I have browse through all available Koi books, this book is the only one you need. You will not get more information from other books, except for more pictures. Buy this book and another book titled "The ponder's Bible" for excellent information on pond building and maintenance. These two books will be more than enough for keeping Koi sucessfully.

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5.0 out of 5 stars very good for the price
If this were an expensive book, I wouldn't rate it so highly, but it has more information than you'd think for a cheap little paperback. Read more

Published on September 13, 2004 by Cecelia Schmieder

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Where's the part about behavior, the part about training your fish to come on over (admittedly this is easy) and how about a more comprehensive types and markings - it was also... Read more

Published on June 3, 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but could be better
This book includes everything you need to take care of koi, but sometimes in too much detail. Many of the items in this book are exactly the opposite of what I have read elsewhere... Read more

Published on May 15, 2002

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