Koi Kichi [Hardcover]

Peter Waddington (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 270 pages
• Publisher: Infiltration; Slipcase edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0952638118
• ISBN-13: 978-0952638117
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,228,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Koi Kichi" is a must book for any serious Koi enthusiast., August 15, 1999

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[e-mail] (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Koi Kichi (Hardcover)

"Koi Kichi" contains many areas of information notusually found in other books. Most importantly it has a lot of commonsense answers based on 20 years of Koi experience.

His chapter on parasites, bacterial, viral, and fungal diseases is authoritative, detailed, and complete. It is just what will save the novice Koi keeper from poor advice from uniformed sources. The specific remedies he recommends have already saved enough of our Koi from death that we have more than recovered the cost of the book.

The author goes into detail on pond planning, design, construction, and the whys, whynots, and how-to's of water treatment. He also includes specific recommendations on water pumps, air pumps, plumbing equipment, biofilter material and pond materials.

His chapter on filtration is incredibly good. His knowledge is exactly what any Koi pond builder or keeper needs.

Peter Waddington is a typically British author with understated wit and humor liberally sprinkled about to keep us smiling.

His frequent and detailed trips to Japan's Koi breeding area acquaint us with the most famous Koi breeders for each Koi variety.

His pictures are beautiful, numerous, and show each of the Koi varieties.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best KOI book, May 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Koi Kichi (Hardcover)

KOI Kichi is simply the best KOI book that I have ever seen. It is so complete. It is a must for KOI beginer and also a very good reference book for the experienced.

The book describe in detail about KOI type, KOI selection, how to build a good KOI pond, KOI disease and treatment, KOI breeders in Japan and almost every other single thing about KOI. I guess that the book is so good as it is written by an author who is a KOI Kichi (Crazy about KOI)

If you a serious KOI lover, you should buy this book.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KOI KICHI is an excellent reference book, September 1, 2000

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Than H Thein (Akron, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Koi Kichi (Hardcover)

I recently purchased the book KOI KICHI. I cannot compare it to others, but I have found it very informative. It goes into detail about pond construction, koi care, koi types, and is full of background information and stories.

The thing that may make this book less useful to the DIY person is that Waddington(author) is talking about what he calls a 'proper' system which excludes a lot of what poeple who like to do it themselves consider staple. For example, he leaves out many details about pond construction because he believes it should be made from concrete, and should be left to a professional along with electrical wiring, surveying, and landscaping.

As far as a reference book on koi, I found it to be excellent, and it certainly gives a different perspective on pond setups.