The Ultimate Koi,9781582451299

The Ultimate Koi

by Editor: Nick Fletcher
Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781582451299
ISBN10: 158245129X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-12-01
Publisher(s): Howell Book House
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Summary

The Ultimate Koi * Anatomy and Physiology of Koi * Historical Background * Koi Varieties * Koi Ponds * What a Koi Must Accomplish * Pond Building * Buying Koi * Diet and Feeding * Disease and Parasites in Koi * Handling Koi * Showing Koi Find us online at http://www.idgbooks.com

Author Biography

NICK FLETCHER is a lifelong fishkeeper and angler with a specialist knowledge of Koi. A former editor of Practical Fishkeeping Magazine, he is now a freelance writer and consultant, and is a trainee judge with the British Koi Keepers Society. At home, Nick has a 3,500 gallon Koi pond.

Table of Contents

Contributors.
Introduction.
Section One: The Fish.
Chapter One: Anatomy and Physiology of Koi.
Chapter Two: Historical Background.
Chapter Three: Koi Then and Now.
Chapter Four: Koi Varieties.
Chapter Five: Israeli Koi.
Chapter Six: From Japan to Your Pond.
Section Two: Koi Ponds.
Chapter Seven: What a Koi Pond Must Accomplish.
Chapter Eight: Filtration.
Chapter Nine: Pond Materials.
Chapter Ten: Pond Building.
Chapter Eleven: Plants.
Chapter Twelve: Seasonal Care.
Chapter Thirteen: Small Koi Ponds.
Chapter Fourteen: Pond Security.
Section Three: Caring for Koi.
Chapter Fifteen: Maturing the Pond and Filter.
Chapter Sixteen: Buying Koi.
Chapter Seventeen: Diet and Feeding.
Chapter Eighteen: Disease and Parasites in Koi.
Chapter Nineteen: Disease Recognition and Treatment.
Chapter Twenty: Indoor Quarantine.
Chapter Twenty-One: Handling Koi.
Chapter Twenty-Two: Breeding Koi.
Section Four: Enjoying Your Koi.
Chapter Twenty-Three: Koi Appreciation.
Chapter Twenty-Four: Showing Koi.
Chapter Twenty-Five: Judging Koi.

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